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