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