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