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