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