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