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. Maya adds 4/8 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
2Aiden ran 1/2 of a mile and Leo ran 1/4 of a mile. How much farther did Aiden run?
Answer: ______________ mile
3Leo adds 4/6 of a mile and 2/4 of a mile and says the total is 6/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
4A pitcher has 3/6 of a liter of lemonade. Maya adds 2/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
5Lily ran 3/6 of a mile and Maya ran 1/3 of a mile. How much farther did Lily run?
Answer: ______________ mile
6Omar hiked 1/2 of a mile, rested, then hiked 2/4 of a mile more. How far did Omar hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7Priya ran 2/3 of a mile and Leo ran 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
8Leo adds 2/3 of a mile and 4/8 of a mile and says the total is 6/11 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
9Zoe adds 1/2 of a mile and 2/6 of a mile and says the total is 5/6 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
10Sam adds 3/4 of a mile and 2/5 of a mile and says the total is 23/20 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
11Sam hiked 3/6 of a mile, rested, then hiked 2/3 of a mile more. How far did Sam hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12Leo adds 3/8 of a mile and 3/4 of a mile and says the total is 6/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 liters
- 2. 1/4 mile
- 3. B (No, it can't be right)
- 4. 1 liters
- 5. 1/6 mile
- 6. 1 miles
- 7. 1/6 mile
- 8. B (No, it can't be right)
- 9. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 10. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 11. 7/6 miles
- 12. B (No, it can't be right)
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