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