πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pitcher has 2/4 of a liter of lemonade. Sam adds 1/2 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
2A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Aiden adds 4/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
3Priya ran 1/2 of a mile and Sam ran 3/8 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
4Priya adds 3/4 of a mile and 1/3 of a mile and says the total is 4/7 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
5A pitcher has 1/5 of a liter of lemonade. Sam adds 1/6 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
6Omar adds 1/2 of a mile and 2/8 of a mile and says the total is 3/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
7Maya adds 2/5 of a mile and 5/8 of a mile and says the total is 41/40 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
8Aiden hiked 1/2 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/4 of a mile more. How far did Aiden hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
9Priya ran 4/5 of a mile and Omar ran 1/8 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Priya ran 1/2 of a mile and Maya ran 2/6 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
11Maya ran 3/4 of a mile and Leo ran 2/6 of a mile. How much farther did Maya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
12A pitcher has 4/5 of a liter of lemonade. Leo adds 2/6 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 liters
- 2. 13/10 liters
- 3. 1/8 mile
- 4. B (No, it can't be right)
- 5. 11/30 liters
- 6. B (No, it can't be right)
- 7. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 8. 3/4 miles
- 9. 27/40 mile
- 10. 1/6 mile
- 11. 5/12 mile
- 12. 17/15 liters
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