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