πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's puppy weighed 2 4/5 kilograms. It gained 1 1/4 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
2A pitcher has 4/8 of a liter of lemonade. Lily adds 2/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
3Leo's puppy weighed 2 3/5 kilograms. It gained 1 3/8 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
4Lily had 3/4 of a bag of flour and used 2/5 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
5Omar adds 5/8 of a mile and 1/4 of a mile and says the total is 6/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
6A pitcher has 5/8 of a liter of lemonade. Sam adds 4/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
7Omar pours 2/3 of a cup of water and then 2/4 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
8A pitcher has 2/4 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 1/2 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Sam adds 3/4 of a mile and 1/5 of a mile and says the total is 19/20 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
10Maya's puppy weighed 4 1/8 kilograms. It gained 3 2/3 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
11Omar pours 3/4 of a cup of water and then 7/8 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
12Sam 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
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 4 1/20 kilograms
- 2. 1 liters
- 3. 3 39/40 kilograms
- 4. 7/20 of a bag
- 5. B (No, it can't be right)
- 6. 57/40 liters
- 7. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 8. 1 liters
- 9. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 10. 7 19/24 kilograms
- 11. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 12. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
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