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 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
2A ribbon is 3/4 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 2/4 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
3Aiden had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 3/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
4A ribbon is 6/8 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 5/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
5Priya spent 4/5 of an hour on math and 3/5 of an hour reading. How much longer did Priya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
6Leo had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 3/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
7A ribbon is 4/5 of a meter long. Omar cuts off 2/5 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
8Lily ate 3/8 of a pizza and Leo ate 3/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
9Zoe had 3/5 of a liter of juice and drank 1/5 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
10Aiden ate 3/5 of a pizza and Lily ate 1/5 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
11A ribbon is 6/8 of a meter long. Maya cuts off 4/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
12Priya ate 3/5 of a pizza and Lily ate 1/5 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/4 meter
- 2. 1/4 meter
- 3. 1/3 liter
- 4. 1/8 meter
- 5. 1/5 hour
- 6. 1/3 liter
- 7. 2/5 meter
- 8. 3/4 of the pizza
- 9. 2/5 liter
- 10. 4/5 of the pizza
- 11. 1/4 meter
- 12. 4/5 of the pizza
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