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