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