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