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