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