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