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