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