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