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