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