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