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