πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya adds 2/4 of a mile and 1/3 of a mile and says the total is 5/6 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
2Omar had 4/5 of a bag of flour and used 3/4 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
3Maya ran 3/4 of a mile and Omar ran 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did Maya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
4Sam had 1/2 of a bag of flour and used 2/8 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
5Zoe ran 3/5 of a mile and Priya ran 2/4 of a mile. How much farther did Zoe run?
Answer: ______________ mile
6Zoe adds 1/5 of a mile and 1/2 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
7Zoe adds 1/5 of a mile and 2/6 of a mile and says the total is 3/11 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
8Lily adds 3/6 of a mile and 2/4 of a mile and says the total is 1 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
9Omar ran 1/3 of a mile and Sam ran 2/8 of a mile. How much farther did Omar run?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Sam hiked 2/4 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/2 of a mile more. How far did Sam hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
11Omar adds 1/4 of a mile and 4/8 of a mile and says the total is 5/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
12Aiden adds 1/2 of a mile and 2/4 of a mile and says the total is 1 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 2. 1/20 of a bag
- 3. 1/4 mile
- 4. 1/4 of a bag
- 5. 1/10 mile
- 6. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 7. B (No, it can't be right)
- 8. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 9. 1/12 mile
- 10. 1 miles
- 11. B (No, it can't be right)
- 12. A (Yes, it makes sense)
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