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