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