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