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