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