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 11/12 of a meter long. Lily cuts off 8/12 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2Leo painted 6/12 of a fence in the morning and 2/12 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Leo painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
3Sam had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 4/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
4Sam ate 5/12 of a pizza and Zoe ate 1/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5Sam painted 2/8 of a fence in the morning and 1/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Sam painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
6Leo spent 7/10 of an hour on math and 4/10 of an hour reading. How much longer did Leo spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
7Maya had 3/8 of a liter of juice and drank 2/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
8Priya spent 11/12 of an hour on math and 10/12 of an hour reading. How much longer did Priya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
9Zoe spent 5/6 of an hour on math and 4/6 of an hour reading. How much longer did Zoe spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
10Lily spent 5/8 of an hour on math and 1/8 of an hour reading. How much longer did Lily spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
11Lily ate 4/8 of a pizza and Leo ate 4/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
12Sam walked 2/8 of a mile to the park and then 4/8 of a mile to school. How far did Sam walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/4 meter
- 2. 2/3 of the fence
- 3. 1/6 liter
- 4. 1/2 of the pizza
- 5. 3/8 of the fence
- 6. 3/10 hour
- 7. 1/8 liter
- 8. 1/12 hour
- 9. 1/6 hour
- 10. 1/2 hour
- 11. 1 of the pizza
- 12. 3/4 mile
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