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