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