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