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 7/12 of a meter long. Leo cuts off 1/12 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2Aiden ran 2 1/2 miles on Saturday and 1 1/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Aiden run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
3Maya had 3/8 of a liter of juice and drank 1/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
4Sam ate 1/6 of a pizza and Leo ate 2/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5A sunflower was 5 5/6 feet tall. It grew 1 1/12 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Zoe ran 3 3/4 miles on Saturday and 1 5/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Zoe run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7A ribbon is 5/10 of a meter long. Leo cuts off 1/10 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
8Lily had 4 7/12 cups of flour and used 1 1/12 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya had 6 3/10 cups of flour and used 2 1/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
10A sunflower was 5 1/6 feet tall. It grew 1 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A sunflower was 2 1/5 feet tall. It grew 1 2/5 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A sunflower was 4 1/2 feet tall. It grew 1 7/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/2 meter
- 2. 3 2/3 miles
- 3. 1/4 liter
- 4. 1/2 of the pizza
- 5. 6 11/12 feet
- 6. 5 7/12 miles
- 7. 2/5 meter
- 8. 3 1/2 cups
- 9. 4 1/10 cups
- 10. 6 5/6 feet
- 11. 3 3/5 feet
- 12. 6 3/8 feet
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