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