πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden adds 2/4 of a mile and 5/6 of a mile and says the total is 7/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
2Aiden adds 3/5 of a mile and 1/2 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
3Zoe had 4/5 of a bag of flour and used 2/4 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
4A pitcher has 1/3 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 2/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
5Maya had 2/3 of a bag of flour and used 1/2 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
6Zoe hiked 2/5 of a mile, rested, then hiked 2/3 of a mile more. How far did Zoe hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7A pitcher has 2/6 of a liter of lemonade. Priya adds 3/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
8Zoe adds 1/2 of a mile and 4/5 of a mile and says the total is 5/7 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
9Priya ran 3/4 of a mile and Zoe ran 2/3 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Omar hiked 1/2 of a mile, rested, then hiked 2/6 of a mile more. How far did Omar hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
11Leo adds 1/3 of a mile and 1/2 of a mile and says the total is 2/5 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
12A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Priya adds 2/8 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. B (No, it can't be right)
- 2. B (No, it can't be right)
- 3. 3/10 of a bag
- 4. 5/6 liters
- 5. 1/6 of a bag
- 6. 16/15 miles
- 7. 14/15 liters
- 8. B (No, it can't be right)
- 9. 1/12 mile
- 10. 5/6 miles
- 11. B (No, it can't be right)
- 12. 3/4 liters
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