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