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