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