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