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