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