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