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