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