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