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