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