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