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