πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 4/5 meters long. Priya cuts off 2 5/8 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Aiden pours 2/6 of a cup of water and then 1/4 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
3Leo pours 1/3 of a cup of water and then 3/4 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
4A board is 3 1/2 meters long. Zoe cuts off 1 1/8 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Zoe pours 1/2 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
6Omar pours 3/8 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
7Lily ran 3/5 of a mile and Leo ran 3/6 of a mile. How much farther did Lily run?
Answer: ______________ mile
8Aiden pours 1/4 of a cup of water and then 2/5 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
9Priya's puppy weighed 3 7/8 kilograms. It gained 1 3/4 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
10Aiden pours 4/6 of a cup of water and then 4/5 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
11Lily pours 1/3 of a cup of water and then 2/6 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
12A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Sam adds 2/3 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 2 7/40 meters
- 2. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 3. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 4. 2 3/8 meters
- 5. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 6. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 7. 1/10 mile
- 8. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 9. 5 5/8 kilograms
- 10. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 11. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 12. 7/6 liters
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