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