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 1/2 feet tall. It grew 1 1/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A sunflower was 5 1/3 feet tall. It grew 1 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe ran 3 1/2 miles on Saturday and 1 1/2 miles on Sunday. How far did Zoe run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
4A sunflower was 2 1/8 feet tall. It grew 1 1/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A sunflower was 5 4/5 feet tall. It grew 1 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Maya walked 6/12 of a mile to the park and then 1/12 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
7A sunflower was 3 5/6 feet tall. It grew 2 1/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar spent 11/12 of an hour on math and 4/12 of an hour reading. How much longer did Omar spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
9Zoe walked 1/6 of a mile to the park and then 4/6 of a mile to school. How far did Zoe walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
10A sunflower was 5 1/3 feet tall. It grew 2 3/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden ran 4 1/4 miles on Saturday and 2 1/8 miles on Sunday. How far did Aiden run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12Priya had 5/8 of a liter of juice and drank 2/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 5 5/6 feet
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 5 miles
- 4. 3 3/8 feet
- 5. 7 3/10 feet
- 6. 7/12 mile
- 7. 6 1/6 feet
- 8. 7/12 hour
- 9. 5/6 mile
- 10. 8 1/12 feet
- 11. 6 3/8 miles
- 12. 3/8 liter
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