πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe had 1/2 of a bag of flour and used 1/4 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
2Maya had 3/8 of a bag of flour and used 2/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
3Lily had 2/4 of a bag of flour and used 1/5 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
4A pitcher has 3/6 of a liter of lemonade. Lily adds 1/2 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
5Priya adds 3/4 of a mile and 7/8 of a mile and says the total is 13/8 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
6A pitcher has 4/6 of a liter of lemonade. Sam adds 2/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
7Priya adds 2/4 of a mile and 6/8 of a mile and says the total is 5/4 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
8Priya adds 1/2 of a mile and 6/8 of a mile and says the total is 5/4 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
9Priya ran 7/8 of a mile and Maya ran 3/6 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Maya had 1/2 of a bag of flour and used 2/8 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
11Aiden had 5/6 of a bag of flour and used 4/5 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
12A pitcher has 1/4 of a liter of lemonade. Aiden adds 2/8 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of a bag
- 2. 1/24 of a bag
- 3. 3/10 of a bag
- 4. 1 liters
- 5. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 6. 16/15 liters
- 7. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 8. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 9. 3/8 mile
- 10. 1/4 of a bag
- 11. 1/30 of a bag
- 12. 1/2 liters
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