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