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