πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden ate 1/4 of a pizza and Lily ate 1/4 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
2Priya spent 5/6 of an hour on math and 3/6 of an hour reading. How much longer did Priya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
3Leo spent 3/4 of an hour on math and 2/4 of an hour reading. How much longer did Leo spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
4Aiden walked 1/4 of a mile to the park and then 1/4 of a mile to school. How far did Aiden walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
5Sam painted 1/5 of a fence in the morning and 2/5 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Sam painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
6Priya painted 4/6 of a fence in the morning and 1/6 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Priya painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
7Priya walked 6/8 of a mile to the park and then 1/8 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
8Priya walked 5/8 of a mile to the park and then 2/8 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
9Aiden spent 3/4 of an hour on math and 2/4 of an hour reading. How much longer did Aiden spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
10Maya walked 2/6 of a mile to the park and then 2/6 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
11Sam walked 2/8 of a mile to the park and then 4/8 of a mile to school. How far did Sam walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
12Lily painted 3/5 of a fence in the morning and 1/5 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/2 of the pizza
- 2. 1/3 hour
- 3. 1/4 hour
- 4. 1/2 mile
- 5. 3/5 of the fence
- 6. 5/6 of the fence
- 7. 7/8 mile
- 8. 7/8 mile
- 9. 1/4 hour
- 10. 2/3 mile
- 11. 3/4 mile
- 12. 4/5 of the fence
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