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