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