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