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