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