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 9/10 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 8/10 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2Omar walked 2/6 of a mile to the park and then 2/6 of a mile to school. How far did Omar walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
3Zoe ate 3/10 of a pizza and Sam ate 5/10 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
4Leo had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 1/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
5A ribbon is 5/8 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 3/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
6Aiden had 7/8 of a liter of juice and drank 2/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
7A ribbon is 7/8 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 2/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
8Leo had 4/6 of a liter of juice and drank 2/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
9Priya walked 3/8 of a mile to the park and then 2/8 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Zoe spent 9/10 of an hour on math and 8/10 of an hour reading. How much longer did Zoe spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
11Zoe ate 5/8 of a pizza and Sam ate 1/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
12Zoe ate 6/12 of a pizza and Omar ate 2/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/10 meter
- 2. 2/3 mile
- 3. 4/5 of the pizza
- 4. 2/3 liter
- 5. 1/4 meter
- 6. 5/8 liter
- 7. 5/8 meter
- 8. 1/3 liter
- 9. 5/8 mile
- 10. 1/10 hour
- 11. 3/4 of the pizza
- 12. 2/3 of the pizza
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