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