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