πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya ran 4/8 of a mile and Lily ran 1/5 of a mile. How much farther did Maya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
2Omar ran 1/2 of a mile and Priya ran 1/4 of a mile. How much farther did Omar run?
Answer: ______________ mile
3A pitcher has 3/8 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 1/6 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
4Leo adds 1/3 of a mile and 2/6 of a mile and says the total is 3/9 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
5Zoe hiked 1/2 of a mile, rested, then hiked 3/8 of a mile more. How far did Zoe hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
6Zoe adds 4/5 of a mile and 1/8 of a mile and says the total is 37/40 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
7Maya adds 1/5 of a mile and 3/6 of a mile and says the total is 4/11 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
8Leo had 3/4 of a bag of flour and used 1/2 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
9Lily had 7/8 of a bag of flour and used 1/5 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
10Lily hiked 2/4 of a mile, rested, then hiked 5/6 of a mile more. How far did Lily hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
11Aiden had 4/5 of a bag of flour and used 4/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
12A pitcher has 1/5 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 1/3 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 3/10 mile
- 2. 1/4 mile
- 3. 13/24 liters
- 4. B (No, it can't be right)
- 5. 7/8 miles
- 6. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 7. B (No, it can't be right)
- 8. 1/4 of a bag
- 9. 27/40 of a bag
- 10. 4/3 miles
- 11. 2/15 of a bag
- 12. 8/15 liters
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