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 9/10 of a meter long. Omar cuts off 8/10 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2Lily ate 1/8 of a pizza and Aiden ate 3/8 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
3Omar had 6 11/12 cups of flour and used 1 7/12 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya painted 5/12 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
5Priya had 3 2/5 cups of flour and used 1 1/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
6Aiden had 4 1/6 cups of flour and used 1 1/6 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
7A sunflower was 2 1/3 feet tall. It grew 1 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A ribbon is 4/8 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 2/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
9Maya walked 6/12 of a mile to the park and then 5/12 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Leo walked 4/10 of a mile to the park and then 4/10 of a mile to school. How far did Leo walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
11A ribbon is 8/10 of a meter long. Maya cuts off 6/10 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
12Maya had 5 9/10 cups of flour and used 1 1/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/10 meter
- 2. 1/2 of the pizza
- 3. 5 1/3 cups
- 4. 1/2 of the fence
- 5. 2 1/5 cups
- 6. 3 cups
- 7. 4 feet
- 8. 1/4 meter
- 9. 11/12 mile
- 10. 4/5 mile
- 11. 1/5 meter
- 12. 4 7/10 cups
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