πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's puppy weighed 2 5/6 kilograms. It gained 1 3/4 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
2A pitcher has 3/6 of a liter of lemonade. Lily adds 4/8 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
3Zoe pours 2/3 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
4Maya adds 4/5 of a mile and 2/6 of a mile and says the total is 6/11 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
5Zoe ran 1/3 of a mile and Omar ran 1/4 of a mile. How much farther did Zoe run?
Answer: ______________ mile
6A board is 2 1/2 meters long. Leo cuts off 1 2/5 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Priya pours 4/5 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
8Priya ran 5/6 of a mile and Aiden ran 1/5 of a mile. How much farther did Priya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
9Zoe pours 2/6 of a cup of water and then 1/5 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
10Omar adds 4/5 of a mile and 1/2 of a mile and says the total is 13/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
11Leo's puppy weighed 4 3/4 kilograms. It gained 2 5/6 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
12A board is 2 2/3 meters long. Zoe cuts off 1 3/4 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 4 7/12 kilograms
- 2. 1 liters
- 3. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 4. B (No, it can't be right)
- 5. 1/12 mile
- 6. 1 1/10 meters
- 7. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 8. 19/30 mile
- 9. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 10. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 11. 7 7/12 kilograms
- 12. 11/12 meters
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