πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo ran 2 1/2 miles on Saturday and 1 1/4 miles on Sunday. How far did Leo run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
2A sunflower was 3 1/6 feet tall. It grew 1 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A ribbon is 5/6 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 4/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
4Zoe ran 3 2/3 miles on Saturday and 1 1/6 miles on Sunday. How far did Zoe run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
5A sunflower was 2 5/6 feet tall. It grew 1 5/6 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A ribbon is 5/6 of a meter long. Sam cuts off 4/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
7Maya ate 5/10 of a pizza and Sam ate 3/10 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
8A ribbon is 7/8 of a meter long. Omar cuts off 4/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
9A sunflower was 3 1/3 feet tall. It grew 2 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden walked 2/10 of a mile to the park and then 3/10 of a mile to school. How far did Aiden walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
11Maya ate 4/6 of a pizza and Sam ate 2/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
12Maya spent 7/8 of an hour on math and 3/8 of an hour reading. How much longer did Maya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 3 3/4 miles
- 2. 4 2/3 feet
- 3. 1/6 meter
- 4. 4 5/6 miles
- 5. 4 2/3 feet
- 6. 1/6 meter
- 7. 4/5 of the pizza
- 8. 3/8 meter
- 9. 6 feet
- 10. 1/2 mile
- 11. 1 of the pizza
- 12. 1/2 hour
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