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