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