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