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