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