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