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