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