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