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