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 5 1/4 feet tall. It grew 2 7/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe had 4 1/2 cups of flour and used 2 5/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
3A sunflower was 5 3/8 feet tall. It grew 1 5/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden ate 7/12 of a pizza and Zoe ate 4/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5Maya ate 4/6 of a pizza and Zoe ate 1/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
6Sam walked 1/12 of a mile to the park and then 1/12 of a mile to school. How far did Sam walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
7Zoe spent 9/10 of an hour on math and 8/10 of an hour reading. How much longer did Zoe spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
8Sam ran 3 1/2 miles on Saturday and 1 11/12 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
9Omar walked 3/10 of a mile to the park and then 6/10 of a mile to school. How far did Omar walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Maya painted 8/10 of a fence in the morning and 2/10 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Maya painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
11Maya walked 5/10 of a mile to the park and then 5/10 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
12Priya walked 1/8 of a mile to the park and then 6/8 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 8 1/8 feet
- 2. 1 7/8 cups
- 3. 7 feet
- 4. 11/12 of the pizza
- 5. 5/6 of the pizza
- 6. 1/6 mile
- 7. 1/10 hour
- 8. 5 5/12 miles
- 9. 9/10 mile
- 10. 1 of the fence
- 11. 1 mile
- 12. 7/8 mile
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