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