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