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 4 1/2 feet tall. It grew 1 2/3 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Lily had 6 9/10 cups of flour and used 1 2/5 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Lily had 6 1/6 cups of flour and used 1 5/6 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya spent 6/10 of an hour on math and 3/10 of an hour reading. How much longer did Priya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
5Sam had 3 1/2 cups of flour and used 1 5/8 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
6Lily painted 3/8 of a fence in the morning and 4/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
7Sam painted 2/10 of a fence in the morning and 7/10 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Sam painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
8Omar had 4 1/3 cups of flour and used 1 5/6 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
9A sunflower was 5 1/2 feet tall. It grew 2 1/10 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A sunflower was 4 5/6 feet tall. It grew 2 1/2 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A sunflower was 5 1/8 feet tall. It grew 2 1/4 feet more. How tall is it now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Zoe had 6 2/5 cups of flour and used 2 7/10 cups for bread. How much flour is left?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 6 1/6 feet
- 2. 5 1/2 cups
- 3. 4 1/3 cups
- 4. 3/10 hour
- 5. 1 7/8 cups
- 6. 7/8 of the fence
- 7. 9/10 of the fence
- 8. 2 1/2 cups
- 9. 7 3/5 feet
- 10. 7 1/3 feet
- 11. 7 3/8 feet
- 12. 3 7/10 cups
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