πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pitcher has 1/6 of a liter of lemonade. Maya adds 2/3 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
2Aiden adds 3/4 of a mile and 1/6 of a mile and says the total is 11/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
3A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Maya adds 4/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
4Aiden pours 2/3 of a cup of water and then 1/6 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
5Maya had 1/2 of a bag of flour and used 1/3 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
6Leo had 2/3 of a bag of flour and used 5/8 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
7Aiden adds 2/4 of a mile and 6/8 of a mile and says the total is 8/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
8Leo pours 1/8 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
9A pitcher has 4/5 of a liter of lemonade. Omar adds 1/2 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
10Sam's puppy weighed 3 5/8 kilograms. It gained 2 2/3 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
11Zoe adds 5/8 of a mile and 2/4 of a mile and says the total is 7/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
12Sam pours 3/4 of a cup of water and then 2/3 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. 5/6 liters
- 2. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 3. 13/10 liters
- 4. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 5. 1/6 of a bag
- 6. 1/24 of a bag
- 7. B (No, it can't be right)
- 8. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 9. 13/10 liters
- 10. 6 7/24 kilograms
- 11. B (No, it can't be right)
- 12. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
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