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