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