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