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