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