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