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