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