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