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