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