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