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