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