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