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