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