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