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