πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam walked 2/6 of a mile to the park and then 4/6 of a mile to school. How far did Sam walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
2Lily walked 4/6 of a mile to the park and then 1/6 of a mile to school. How far did Lily walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
3Priya 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
4Maya ate 5/8 of a pizza and Omar ate 2/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5Omar walked 8/12 of a mile to the park and then 2/12 of a mile to school. How far did Omar walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
6Priya ate 1/12 of a pizza and Maya ate 10/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
7Zoe walked 5/8 of a mile to the park and then 2/8 of a mile to school. How far did Zoe walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
8Zoe ate 2/6 of a pizza and Aiden ate 4/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
9Sam walked 9/12 of a mile to the park and then 3/12 of a mile to school. How far did Sam walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Leo walked 1/6 of a mile to the park and then 4/6 of a mile to school. How far did Leo walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
11Zoe had 10/10 of a liter of juice and drank 8/10 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
12Priya walked 1/12 of a mile to the park and then 11/12 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1 mile
- 2. 5/6 mile
- 3. 3/4 of the pizza
- 4. 7/8 of the pizza
- 5. 5/6 mile
- 6. 11/12 of the pizza
- 7. 7/8 mile
- 8. 1 of the pizza
- 9. 1 mile
- 10. 5/6 mile
- 11. 1/5 liter
- 12. 1 mile
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