πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya adds 1/2 of a mile and 2/3 of a mile and says the total is 3/5 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
2Aiden ran 4/5 of a mile and Zoe ran 4/6 of a mile. How much farther did Aiden run?
Answer: ______________ mile
3Omar ran 4/6 of a mile and Sam ran 2/8 of a mile. How much farther did Omar run?
Answer: ______________ mile
4A board is 2 1/3 meters long. Omar cuts off 1 7/8 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Zoe adds 2/4 of a mile and 1/2 of a mile and says the total is 1 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
6Zoe ran 2/3 of a mile and Priya ran 5/8 of a mile. How much farther did Zoe run?
Answer: ______________ mile
7A board is 2 2/5 meters long. Zoe cuts off 1 2/3 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Omar hiked 2/6 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/3 of a mile more. How far did Omar hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
9Lily adds 2/4 of a mile and 4/6 of a mile and says the total is 6/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
10Sam adds 2/3 of a mile and 1/4 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
11Sam adds 6/8 of a mile and 1/4 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
12Omar pours 3/4 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
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. B (No, it can't be right)
- 2. 2/15 mile
- 3. 5/12 mile
- 4. 11/24 meters
- 5. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 6. 1/24 mile
- 7. 11/15 meters
- 8. 2/3 miles
- 9. B (No, it can't be right)
- 10. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 11. B (No, it can't be right)
- 12. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
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