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