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