πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam spent 8/12 of an hour on math and 3/12 of an hour reading. How much longer did Sam spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
2Aiden had 3 1/2 cups of flour and used 1 4/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
3A sunflower was 2 1/5 feet tall. It grew 2 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A sunflower was 4 1/3 feet tall. It grew 1 1/6 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe had 5 2/5 cups of flour and used 1 3/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
6A sunflower was 3 2/5 feet tall. It grew 1 3/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Maya had 5 1/5 cups of flour and used 2 7/10 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Lily ran 2 1/3 miles on Saturday and 2 1/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Lily run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
9Priya had 6/10 of a liter of juice and drank 3/10 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
10Omar painted 3/6 of a fence in the morning and 3/6 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Omar painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
11Aiden painted 4/6 of a fence in the morning and 2/6 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Aiden painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
12Zoe painted 3/6 of a fence in the morning and 3/6 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Zoe painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 5/12 hour
- 2. 1 7/10 cups
- 3. 4 7/10 feet
- 4. 5 1/2 feet
- 5. 3 4/5 cups
- 6. 4 7/10 feet
- 7. 2 1/2 cups
- 8. 4 1/2 miles
- 9. 3/10 liter
- 10. 1 of the fence
- 11. 1 of the fence
- 12. 1 of the fence
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