πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya walked 5/8 of a mile to the park and then 1/8 of a mile to school. How far did Maya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
2Priya had 5 1/3 cups of flour and used 1 1/12 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Lily had 3 3/8 cups of flour and used 1 1/2 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
4A ribbon is 7/8 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 6/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
5Lily ran 3 1/8 miles on Saturday and 1 3/4 miles on Sunday. How far did Lily run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
6Lily ran 3 1/6 miles on Saturday and 1 1/2 miles on Sunday. How far did Lily run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7A sunflower was 2 1/6 feet tall. It grew 1 5/6 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Leo had 5 1/6 cups of flour and used 2 2/3 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden painted 2/12 of a fence in the morning and 3/12 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Aiden painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
10A sunflower was 3 1/2 feet tall. It grew 1 1/5 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya ran 4 5/6 miles on Saturday and 1 5/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Priya run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12A sunflower was 4 1/4 feet tall. It grew 2 1/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 3/4 mile
- 2. 4 1/4 cups
- 3. 1 7/8 cups
- 4. 1/8 meter
- 5. 4 7/8 miles
- 6. 4 2/3 miles
- 7. 4 feet
- 8. 2 1/2 cups
- 9. 5/12 of the fence
- 10. 4 7/10 feet
- 11. 6 2/3 miles
- 12. 6 3/8 feet
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