πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 2 1/2 meters long. Sam cuts off 1 1/2 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Leo pours 2/6 of a cup of water and then 3/5 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
3Aiden's puppy weighed 4 1/3 kilograms. It gained 1 1/2 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
4Priya pours 3/4 of a cup of water and then 1/3 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
5Priya ran 2/3 of a mile and Lily ran 3/5 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
6Sam ran 3/5 of a mile and Maya ran 2/4 of a mile. How much farther did Sam run?
Answer: ______________ mile
7Aiden adds 1/4 of a mile and 2/3 of a mile and says the total is 3/7 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
8Leo adds 1/4 of a mile and 2/8 of a mile and says the total is 1/2 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
9Sam pours 1/6 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
10Omar's puppy weighed 4 2/3 kilograms. It gained 2 1/5 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
11A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Sam adds 5/6 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
12A pitcher has 1/6 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 3/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 meters
- 2. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 3. 5 5/6 kilograms
- 4. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 5. 1/15 mile
- 6. 1/10 mile
- 7. B (No, it can't be right)
- 8. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 9. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 10. 6 13/15 kilograms
- 11. 4/3 liters
- 12. 11/12 liters
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