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