πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Priya adds 2/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
2Lily adds 4/8 of a mile and 2/4 of a mile and says the total is 1 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
3Aiden ran 5/8 of a mile and Sam ran 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did Aiden run?
Answer: ______________ mile
4Priya had 3/5 of a bag of flour and used 1/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
5Sam hiked 2/4 of a mile, rested, then hiked 5/8 of a mile more. How far did Sam hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
6Aiden ran 1/3 of a mile and Priya ran 1/4 of a mile. How much farther did Aiden run?
Answer: ______________ mile
7A pitcher has 1/3 of a liter of lemonade. Sam adds 3/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
8Zoe had 4/5 of a bag of flour and used 3/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
9Maya adds 3/4 of a mile and 3/6 of a mile and says the total is 5/4 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
10Sam had 3/4 of a bag of flour and used 1/3 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
11Aiden ran 4/5 of a mile and Maya ran 2/8 of a mile. How much farther did Aiden run?
Answer: ______________ mile
12Priya hiked 3/4 of a mile, rested, then hiked 2/3 of a mile more. How far did Priya hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 liters
- 2. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 3. 1/8 mile
- 4. 13/30 of a bag
- 5. 9/8 miles
- 6. 1/12 mile
- 7. 14/15 liters
- 8. 3/10 of a bag
- 9. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 10. 5/12 of a bag
- 11. 11/20 mile
- 12. 17/12 miles
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