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