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