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