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