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