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