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