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 5 1/5 feet tall. It grew 2 7/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Lily ran 5 1/12 miles on Saturday and 2 5/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Lily run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
3Sam ate 7/10 of a pizza and Leo ate 1/10 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
4Lily painted 8/12 of a fence in the morning and 3/12 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
5Sam ate 1/10 of a pizza and Lily ate 2/10 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
6Zoe walked 1/8 of a mile to the park and then 6/8 of a mile to school. How far did Zoe walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
7Zoe had 4 2/5 cups of flour and used 1 1/10 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Lily ran 2 1/6 miles on Saturday and 2 1/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Lily run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
9Sam had 5 11/12 cups of flour and used 2 5/12 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Priya had 4/12 of a liter of juice and drank 1/12 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
11Leo had 4 5/6 cups of flour and used 1 5/6 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
12A sunflower was 5 1/4 feet tall. It grew 2 3/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 7 9/10 feet
- 2. 7 11/12 miles
- 3. 4/5 of the pizza
- 4. 11/12 of the fence
- 5. 3/10 of the pizza
- 6. 7/8 mile
- 7. 3 3/10 cups
- 8. 4 1/3 miles
- 9. 3 1/2 cups
- 10. 1/4 liter
- 11. 3 cups
- 12. 7 5/8 feet
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