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