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