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