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