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