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