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