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 9/10 miles on Saturday and 2 1/10 miles on Sunday. How far did Aiden run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
2Priya painted 10/12 of a fence in the morning and 1/12 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Priya painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
3Sam walked 1/8 of a mile to the park and then 7/8 of a mile to school. How far did Sam walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
4Leo had 11/12 of a liter of juice and drank 8/12 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
5A ribbon is 5/12 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 1/12 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
6Sam ran 3 1/2 miles on Saturday and 2 1/4 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7Sam had 11/12 of a liter of juice and drank 7/12 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
8Priya spent 5/6 of an hour on math and 2/6 of an hour reading. How much longer did Priya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
9A sunflower was 4 1/2 feet tall. It grew 1 5/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Priya had 6 1/2 cups of flour and used 1 4/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya ate 5/12 of a pizza and Aiden ate 4/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
12A sunflower was 5 2/3 feet tall. It grew 2 1/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 8 miles
- 2. 11/12 of the fence
- 3. 1 mile
- 4. 1/4 liter
- 5. 1/3 meter
- 6. 5 3/4 miles
- 7. 1/3 liter
- 8. 1/2 hour
- 9. 6 1/8 feet
- 10. 4 7/10 cups
- 11. 3/4 of the pizza
- 12. 8 feet
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