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