πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily ran 3 3/5 miles on Saturday and 2 1/5 miles on Sunday. How far did Lily run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
2Lily ate 3/12 of a pizza and Zoe ate 9/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
3Priya ran 4 5/8 miles on Saturday and 1 7/8 miles on Sunday. How far did Priya run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
4Sam spent 11/12 of an hour on math and 9/12 of an hour reading. How much longer did Sam spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
5A ribbon is 3/6 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 2/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
6Zoe had 6 2/3 cups of flour and used 1 2/3 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
7A ribbon is 6/8 of a meter long. Omar cuts off 5/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
8Sam had 5 1/8 cups of flour and used 1 1/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
9Maya had 6 1/2 cups of flour and used 2 1/3 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Leo ate 1/6 of a pizza and Priya ate 2/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
11Zoe had 4 7/10 cups of flour and used 2 3/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
12Lily ate 1/12 of a pizza and Aiden ate 3/12 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 5 4/5 miles
- 2. 1 of the pizza
- 3. 6 1/2 miles
- 4. 1/6 hour
- 5. 1/6 meter
- 6. 5 cups
- 7. 1/8 meter
- 8. 4 cups
- 9. 4 1/6 cups
- 10. 1/2 of the pizza
- 11. 2 1/10 cups
- 12. 1/3 of the pizza
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