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