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