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