πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya ran 1/2 of a mile and Maya ran 2/5 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
2Zoe's puppy weighed 2 1/3 kilograms. It gained 1 1/5 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
3A board is 3 1/3 meters long. Omar cuts off 1 1/2 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A board is 3 1/2 meters long. Priya cuts off 2 1/2 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden pours 1/4 of a cup of water and then 4/8 of a cup into a 1-cup jar. Without working it out exactly, is that more or less than 1 cup?
- AMore than 1 cup (it spills!)
- BLess than 1 cup
6Omar ran 2/3 of a mile and Lily ran 2/8 of a mile. How much farther did Omar run?
Answer: ______________ mile
7Omar pours 1/5 of a cup of water and then 1/2 of a cup into a 1-cup jar. Without working it out exactly, is that more or less than 1 cup?
- AMore than 1 cup (it spills!)
- BLess than 1 cup
8Maya's puppy weighed 4 3/4 kilograms. It gained 2 2/3 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
9Maya's puppy weighed 4 1/2 kilograms. It gained 3 2/3 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
10Zoe pours 4/6 of a cup of water and then 2/8 of a cup into a 1-cup jar. Without working it out exactly, is that more or less than 1 cup?
- AMore than 1 cup (it spills!)
- BLess than 1 cup
11Priya pours 2/3 of a cup of water and then 6/8 of a cup into a 1-cup jar. Without working it out exactly, is that more or less than 1 cup?
- AMore than 1 cup (it spills!)
- BLess than 1 cup
12A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 2/3 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1/10 mile
- 2. 3 8/15 kilograms
- 3. 1 5/6 meters
- 4. 1 meters
- 5. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 6. 5/12 mile
- 7. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 8. 7 5/12 kilograms
- 9. 8 1/6 kilograms
- 10. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 11. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 12. 7/6 liters
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