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