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