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