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 5/6 feet tall. It grew 1 1/6 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A sunflower was 5 3/10 feet tall. It grew 1 3/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A sunflower was 5 11/12 feet tall. It grew 1 5/12 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Zoe had 5 1/5 cups of flour and used 1 2/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
5Priya painted 1/6 of a fence in the morning and 4/6 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Priya painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
6Maya ate 5/12 of a pizza and Priya ate 3/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
7Lily had 3 5/6 cups of flour and used 1 7/12 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
8A sunflower was 4 1/6 feet tall. It grew 1 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam spent 8/12 of an hour on math and 5/12 of an hour reading. How much longer did Sam spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
10A sunflower was 2 2/3 feet tall. It grew 2 1/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Sam had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 1/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
12A sunflower was 2 1/4 feet tall. It grew 2 7/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 5 feet
- 2. 6 3/5 feet
- 3. 7 1/3 feet
- 4. 3 4/5 cups
- 5. 5/6 of the fence
- 6. 2/3 of the pizza
- 7. 2 1/4 cups
- 8. 5 2/3 feet
- 9. 1/4 hour
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 2/3 liter
- 12. 5 1/8 feet
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