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