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