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