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