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