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