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