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