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