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