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