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