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Weather Watchers: Rain Gauge Fraction Stories

Grade 4 word problems adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators, set at a school weather station with rain gauges.

Grade 4MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to4.NF.B.3.d

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  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 12 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students solve story problems by adding fractions with like denominators.
  • Students solve story problems by subtracting fractions with like denominators.
  • Students choose an equation that matches a fraction story and fix a common adding mistake.

How to use

Use after students can add and subtract fractions with like denominators. Encourage them to sketch a fraction bar or number line for each story before writing an equation.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

4.NF.B.3.d

Solve story problems that add and subtract fractions with like denominators.

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Weather Watchers: Rain Gauge Fraction Stories

Add and subtract fractions with like denominators to solve weather stories.

Rain gauge stories

Solve each story. Write your answer as a fraction or a mixed number.

1.
The school weather club checks the rain gauge each day. On Monday it rained 3/8 inch. On Tuesday it rained 2/8 inch. How much rain fell on the two days?

3/8 + 2/8 =   inch

2.
The weather club keeps a rain barrel next to the garden. The barrel is 9/10 full. Diego uses 4/10 of the barrel to water the plants. What fraction of the barrel is full now?

9/10 − 4/10 =   of the barrel

3.
It rained 7/8 inch on Saturday and 3/8 inch on Sunday. How much more rain fell on Saturday than on Sunday?

  inch more

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