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