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