πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam had 5/6 of a bag of flour and used 1/3 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
2Leo had 4/6 of a bag of flour and used 3/5 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
3Sam adds 4/6 of a mile and 6/8 of a mile and says the total is 17/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
4Leo hiked 1/2 of a mile, rested, then hiked 2/6 of a mile more. How far did Leo hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
5Sam hiked 1/3 of a mile, rested, then hiked 4/8 of a mile more. How far did Sam hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
6Lily adds 4/5 of a mile and 5/8 of a mile and says the total is 57/40 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
7Leo adds 3/6 of a mile and 3/4 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
8A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 4/8 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Zoe hiked 1/3 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/2 of a mile more. How far did Zoe hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
10Zoe ran 5/6 of a mile and Priya ran 1/3 of a mile. How much farther did Zoe run?
Answer: ______________ mile
11A 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
12Sam hiked 3/6 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/4 of a mile more. How far did Sam hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1/2 of a bag
- 2. 1/15 of a bag
- 3. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 4. 5/6 miles
- 5. 5/6 miles
- 6. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 7. B (No, it can't be right)
- 8. 1 liters
- 9. 5/6 miles
- 10. 1/2 mile
- 11. 13/10 liters
- 12. 3/4 miles
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