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