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