πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe ate 4/8 of a pizza and Lily ate 3/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
2Zoe ate 4/6 of a pizza and Aiden ate 1/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
3Lily painted 4/8 of a fence in the morning and 3/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
4A ribbon is 3/4 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 2/4 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
5Omar walked 1/5 of a mile to the park and then 2/5 of a mile to school. How far did Omar walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
6Omar painted 1/8 of a fence in the morning and 4/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Omar painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
7A ribbon is 5/6 of a meter long. Leo cuts off 1/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
8Omar walked 2/4 of a mile to the park and then 1/4 of a mile to school. How far did Omar walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
9Sam painted 4/8 of a fence in the morning and 1/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Sam painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
10Leo ate 2/5 of a pizza and Lily ate 1/5 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
11Omar had 4/5 of a liter of juice and drank 3/5 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
12Leo ate 2/6 of a pizza and Zoe ate 1/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 7/8 of the pizza
- 2. 5/6 of the pizza
- 3. 7/8 of the fence
- 4. 1/4 meter
- 5. 3/5 mile
- 6. 5/8 of the fence
- 7. 2/3 meter
- 8. 3/4 mile
- 9. 5/8 of the fence
- 10. 3/5 of the pizza
- 11. 1/5 liter
- 12. 1/2 of the pizza
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