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