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 5 3/4 feet tall. It grew 1 1/8 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya had 4 3/4 cups of flour and used 2 1/2 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Aiden had 4/6 of a liter of juice and drank 1/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
4Zoe ran 2 3/10 miles on Saturday and 1 7/10 miles on Sunday. How far did Zoe run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
5Priya spent 9/10 of an hour on math and 8/10 of an hour reading. How much longer did Priya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
6Sam painted 7/10 of a fence in the morning and 2/10 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Sam painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
7Omar had 5 7/8 cups of flour and used 1 5/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo ran 5 3/4 miles on Saturday and 1 1/8 miles on Sunday. How far did Leo run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
9Priya ran 3 2/3 miles on Saturday and 2 1/3 miles on Sunday. How far did Priya run in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
10Omar ate 2/6 of a pizza and Aiden ate 1/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
11Lily spent 10/12 of an hour on math and 8/12 of an hour reading. How much longer did Lily spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
12A sunflower was 3 2/5 feet tall. It grew 1 3/5 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 6 7/8 feet
- 2. 2 1/4 cups
- 3. 1/2 liter
- 4. 4 miles
- 5. 1/10 hour
- 6. 9/10 of the fence
- 7. 4 1/4 cups
- 8. 6 7/8 miles
- 9. 6 miles
- 10. 1/2 of the pizza
- 11. 1/6 hour
- 12. 5 feet
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