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Adding Subtracting Story Fractions
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Adding Subtracting Story Fractions
🍕 Part 1: Story Problems - Multiple Choice
1. Sarah ate 2/8 of a pizza for lunch and 3/8 for dinner. How much pizza did she eat altogether?
5/8
5/16
1/8
6/8
2. Tom had 7/10 of a chocolate bar. He gave away 3/10 to his sister. How much chocolate bar does he have left?
4/10
10/10
4/20
3/10
3. Emma walked 3/5 kilometres to school and then 1/5 kilometres to the library. What is the total distance she walked?
2/5 kilometres
4/5 kilometres
4/10 kilometres
3/10 kilometres
4. Jake had 9/12 of a cake. After the party, only 5/12 was eaten. How much cake is left?
4/12
14/12
5/12
9/12
✏️ Part 2: Solve and Show Your Work
5. Mia drank 2/6 of a bottle of water in the morning and 1/6 in the afternoon. How much water did she drink in total? Show your working.
Answer: _____ of the bottle
6. A recipe calls for 5/8 cups of flour. Ben has already added 2/8 cups. How much more flour does he need to add? Show your working.
Answer: _____ cups of flour
7. Lucy read 4/7 of her book on Saturday and 2/7 on Sunday. What fraction of the book has she read altogether? Show your working.
Answer: _____ of the book
🌟 Part 3: Create Your Own Story
8. Write your own addition story problem using fractions with the same denominator. Then solve it.
Story Problem:
Solution:
Answer: _____________
9. Write your own subtraction story problem using fractions with the same denominator. Then solve it.
Story Problem:
Solution:
Answer: _____________
🎯 Success Criteria
I can:
Add fractions with the same denominator in story problems
Subtract fractions with the same denominator in story problems
Show my working clearly
Create my own fraction story problems
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