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