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