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 4 1/4 feet tall. It grew 2 5/6 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya had 5 7/8 cups of flour and used 2 3/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Maya walked 2/8 of a mile to the park and then 3/8 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
4A sunflower was 4 3/5 feet tall. It grew 1 3/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya had 5 1/2 cups of flour and used 2 7/10 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
6A sunflower was 3 1/12 feet tall. It grew 2 1/12 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A sunflower was 3 1/2 feet tall. It grew 2 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A sunflower was 3 2/3 feet tall. It grew 2 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe had 6 3/4 cups of flour and used 2 3/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
10A sunflower was 3 5/6 feet tall. It grew 1 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya had 4 3/4 cups of flour and used 2 3/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
12Leo ate 4/6 of a pizza and Lily ate 1/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 7 1/12 feet
- 2. 3 1/2 cups
- 3. 5/8 mile
- 4. 5 9/10 feet
- 5. 2 4/5 cups
- 6. 5 1/6 feet
- 7. 6 1/6 feet
- 8. 6 1/3 feet
- 9. 4 3/8 cups
- 10. 5 1/3 feet
- 11. 2 3/8 cups
- 12. 5/6 of the pizza
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