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 4 9/10 feet tall. It grew 2 2/5 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A ribbon is 10/12 of a meter long. Aiden cuts off 9/12 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
3Leo walked 5/10 of a mile to the park and then 3/10 of a mile to school. How far did Leo walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
4Sam had 4/6 of a liter of juice and drank 1/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
5Priya had 5 1/10 cups of flour and used 1 3/10 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
6A sunflower was 2 5/12 feet tall. It grew 1 1/12 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam had 4 1/4 cups of flour and used 2 7/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo ran 2 1/2 miles on Saturday and 1 5/8 miles on Sunday. How far did Leo run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
9Omar had 5 1/3 cups of flour and used 2 1/4 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
10A sunflower was 5 3/4 feet tall. It grew 2 1/6 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 4/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
12Maya had 3/6 of a liter of juice and drank 2/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 7 3/10 feet
- 2. 1/12 meter
- 3. 4/5 mile
- 4. 1/2 liter
- 5. 3 4/5 cups
- 6. 3 1/2 feet
- 7. 1 3/8 cups
- 8. 4 1/8 miles
- 9. 3 1/12 cups
- 10. 7 11/12 feet
- 11. 1/6 liter
- 12. 1/6 liter
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