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