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