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