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