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