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