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