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