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