πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily had 5 2/3 cups of flour and used 2 1/12 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
2Omar ate 2/6 of a pizza and Aiden ate 2/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
3Lily walked 4/12 of a mile to the park and then 4/12 of a mile to school. How far did Lily walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
4A sunflower was 4 1/3 feet tall. It grew 1 1/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A sunflower was 3 5/8 feet tall. It grew 1 1/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Sam had 6 1/3 cups of flour and used 2 2/3 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
7Maya had 4/6 of a liter of juice and drank 3/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
8Zoe walked 1/6 of a mile to the park and then 5/6 of a mile to school. How far did Zoe walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
9Zoe painted 5/10 of a fence in the morning and 4/10 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Zoe painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
10A sunflower was 4 1/3 feet tall. It grew 1 1/6 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya walked 3/8 of a mile to the park and then 5/8 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
12A sunflower was 2 1/5 feet tall. It grew 2 1/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 3 7/12 cups
- 2. 2/3 of the pizza
- 3. 2/3 mile
- 4. 5 7/12 feet
- 5. 4 7/8 feet
- 6. 3 2/3 cups
- 7. 1/6 liter
- 8. 1 mile
- 9. 9/10 of the fence
- 10. 5 1/2 feet
- 11. 1 mile
- 12. 4 3/10 feet
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