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