πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar ran 3 7/8 miles on Saturday and 1 5/8 miles on Sunday. How far did Omar run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
2A sunflower was 5 1/8 feet tall. It grew 2 1/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya ran 4 2/3 miles on Saturday and 1 1/2 miles on Sunday. How far did Priya run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
4A sunflower was 4 5/6 feet tall. It grew 1 1/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Sam ran 3 4/5 miles on Saturday and 2 1/2 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
6Zoe painted 7/12 of a fence in the morning and 5/12 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Zoe painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
7Sam ate 4/8 of a pizza and Zoe ate 3/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
8A ribbon is 5/6 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 4/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
9A sunflower was 4 2/5 feet tall. It grew 1 2/5 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe spent 9/10 of an hour on math and 7/10 of an hour reading. How much longer did Zoe spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
11A ribbon is 2/6 of a meter long. Omar cuts off 1/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
12Sam ran 4 5/8 miles on Saturday and 2 3/4 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 5 1/2 miles
- 2. 7 3/8 feet
- 3. 6 1/6 miles
- 4. 6 1/12 feet
- 5. 6 3/10 miles
- 6. 1 of the fence
- 7. 7/8 of the pizza
- 8. 1/6 meter
- 9. 5 4/5 feet
- 10. 1/5 hour
- 11. 1/6 meter
- 12. 7 3/8 miles
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/4th-grade/word-fractions-like