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