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