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