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