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