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 11/12 of a meter long. Leo cuts off 9/12 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2A sunflower was 3 1/3 feet tall. It grew 2 1/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A ribbon is 5/6 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 4/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
4A sunflower was 2 1/5 feet tall. It grew 2 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A ribbon is 8/10 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 4/10 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
6Sam ran 3 7/8 miles on Saturday and 2 3/8 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7Omar spent 11/12 of an hour on math and 8/12 of an hour reading. How much longer did Omar spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
8A ribbon is 3/12 of a meter long. Omar cuts off 1/12 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
9Priya ate 5/10 of a pizza and Omar ate 1/10 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
10A sunflower was 4 1/2 feet tall. It grew 2 1/12 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya had 6 7/10 cups of flour and used 2 9/10 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
12A sunflower was 2 1/10 feet tall. It grew 2 9/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/6 meter
- 2. 5 2/3 feet
- 3. 1/6 meter
- 4. 4 7/10 feet
- 5. 2/5 meter
- 6. 6 1/4 miles
- 7. 1/4 hour
- 8. 1/6 meter
- 9. 3/5 of the pizza
- 10. 6 7/12 feet
- 11. 3 4/5 cups
- 12. 5 feet
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