πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya had 7/8 of a bag of flour and used 1/3 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
2Aiden had 1/2 of a bag of flour and used 2/8 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
3Zoe ran 4/5 of a mile and Aiden ran 3/4 of a mile. How much farther did Zoe run?
Answer: ______________ mile
4A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Leo adds 4/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
5Sam had 3/5 of a bag of flour and used 1/8 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
6Leo adds 1/2 of a mile and 4/8 of a mile and says the total is 5/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
7Priya adds 5/8 of a mile and 1/2 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
8Sam had 2/4 of a bag of flour and used 2/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
9Maya hiked 1/6 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/3 of a mile more. How far did Maya hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
10A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Omar adds 1/3 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
11Omar adds 4/5 of a mile and 4/6 of a mile and says the total is 22/15 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
12Omar had 3/5 of a bag of flour and used 1/2 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 13/24 of a bag
- 2. 1/4 of a bag
- 3. 1/20 mile
- 4. 13/10 liters
- 5. 19/40 of a bag
- 6. B (No, it can't be right)
- 7. B (No, it can't be right)
- 8. 1/6 of a bag
- 9. 1/2 miles
- 10. 5/6 liters
- 11. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 12. 1/10 of a bag
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