πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya pours 1/3 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
2Zoe had 1/2 of a bag of flour and used 1/3 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
3Lily hiked 2/3 of a mile, rested, then hiked 4/5 of a mile more. How far did Lily hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
4Aiden pours 2/4 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
5Maya had 2/6 of a bag of flour and used 1/5 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
6Sam hiked 2/4 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/2 of a mile more. How far did Sam hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7Sam pours 3/5 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
8Lily had 4/5 of a bag of flour and used 1/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
9Aiden pours 6/8 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
10Lily pours 6/8 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
11Zoe pours 7/8 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
12Sam pours 1/4 of a cup of water and then 3/6 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
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 2. 1/6 of a bag
- 3. 22/15 miles
- 4. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 5. 2/15 of a bag
- 6. 1 miles
- 7. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 8. 19/30 of a bag
- 9. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 10. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 11. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 12. B (Less than 1 cup)
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