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