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