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