πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar ran 3 2/3 miles on Saturday and 2 1/2 miles on Sunday. How far did Omar run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
2A sunflower was 2 1/4 feet tall. It grew 1 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Aiden ate 10/12 of a pizza and Zoe ate 1/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
4Sam ran 3 5/6 miles on Saturday and 1 2/3 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
5Sam ran 2 1/2 miles on Saturday and 1 11/12 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
6Priya ran 3 2/3 miles on Saturday and 1 1/3 miles on Sunday. How far did Priya run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7Sam ran 3 5/6 miles on Saturday and 1 5/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Sam run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
8A sunflower was 2 7/12 feet tall. It grew 2 1/12 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A ribbon is 7/8 of a meter long. Aiden cuts off 6/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
10A sunflower was 5 1/5 feet tall. It grew 2 3/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A sunflower was 4 3/4 feet tall. It grew 1 3/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam spent 5/6 of an hour on math and 4/6 of an hour reading. How much longer did Sam spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 6 1/6 miles
- 2. 3 3/4 feet
- 3. 11/12 of the pizza
- 4. 5 1/2 miles
- 5. 4 5/12 miles
- 6. 5 miles
- 7. 5 2/3 miles
- 8. 4 2/3 feet
- 9. 1/8 meter
- 10. 7 1/2 feet
- 11. 6 1/2 feet
- 12. 1/6 hour
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