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