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