πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden painted 1/8 of a fence in the morning and 3/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Aiden painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
2Aiden ran 2 1/5 miles on Saturday and 2 1/10 miles on Sunday. How far did Aiden run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
3A ribbon is 5/6 of a meter long. Leo cuts off 2/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
4Lily painted 6/8 of a fence in the morning and 2/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
5Leo ate 4/6 of a pizza and Zoe ate 1/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
6A sunflower was 5 1/6 feet tall. It grew 1 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Leo painted 6/10 of a fence in the morning and 4/10 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Leo painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
8Maya had 10/12 of a liter of juice and drank 2/12 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
9A sunflower was 5 3/4 feet tall. It grew 1 7/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe had 9/10 of a liter of juice and drank 7/10 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
11A sunflower was 5 7/10 feet tall. It grew 2 1/5 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A ribbon is 7/8 of a meter long. Omar cuts off 6/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/2 of the fence
- 2. 4 3/10 miles
- 3. 1/2 meter
- 4. 1 of the fence
- 5. 5/6 of the pizza
- 6. 6 5/6 feet
- 7. 1 of the fence
- 8. 2/3 liter
- 9. 7 5/8 feet
- 10. 1/5 liter
- 11. 7 9/10 feet
- 12. 1/8 meter
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