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 2/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
2Zoe spent 5/6 of an hour on math and 4/6 of an hour reading. How much longer did Zoe spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
3Omar ate 3/5 of a pizza and Maya ate 1/5 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
4Omar ate 6/8 of a pizza and Zoe ate 1/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5Lily painted 1/4 of a fence in the morning and 2/4 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
6Priya walked 1/6 of a mile to the park and then 3/6 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
7Sam painted 2/8 of a fence in the morning and 1/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Sam painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
8A ribbon is 2/4 of a meter long. Leo cuts off 1/4 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
9Zoe spent 2/6 of an hour on math and 1/6 of an hour reading. How much longer did Zoe spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
10Maya painted 1/4 of a fence in the morning and 1/4 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Maya painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
11Priya painted 3/6 of a fence in the morning and 2/6 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Priya painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
12Lily painted 1/8 of a fence in the morning and 1/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/2 liter
- 2. 1/6 hour
- 3. 4/5 of the pizza
- 4. 7/8 of the pizza
- 5. 3/4 of the fence
- 6. 2/3 mile
- 7. 3/8 of the fence
- 8. 1/4 meter
- 9. 1/6 hour
- 10. 1/2 of the fence
- 11. 5/6 of the fence
- 12. 1/4 of the fence
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