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 5 1/8 feet tall. It grew 1 1/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam ran 4 1/10 miles on Saturday and 2 1/10 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
3Maya walked 2/10 of a mile to the park and then 7/10 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
4Priya had 3 5/6 cups of flour and used 1 5/6 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar had 4/6 of a liter of juice and drank 2/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
6Lily ate 5/8 of a pizza and Maya ate 1/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
7A sunflower was 5 1/3 feet tall. It grew 2 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A sunflower was 4 3/8 feet tall. It grew 1 3/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Priya had 3 1/6 cups of flour and used 1 1/6 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Leo ran 5 3/5 miles on Saturday and 2 1/2 miles on Sunday. How far did Leo run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
11Leo had 11/12 of a liter of juice and drank 4/12 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
12Sam had 5 9/10 cups of flour and used 2 7/10 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 6 1/4 feet
- 2. 6 1/5 miles
- 3. 9/10 mile
- 4. 2 cups
- 5. 1/3 liter
- 6. 3/4 of the pizza
- 7. 8 feet
- 8. 6 1/8 feet
- 9. 2 cups
- 10. 8 1/10 miles
- 11. 7/12 liter
- 12. 3 1/5 cups
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