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