πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pitcher has 2/4 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 1/3 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
2Priya adds 1/5 of a mile and 3/8 of a mile and says the total is 23/40 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
3Maya had 2/3 of a bag of flour and used 1/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
4Leo pours 1/3 of a cup of water and then 1/8 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
5Omar had 7/8 of a bag of flour and used 1/3 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
6Zoe adds 4/5 of a mile and 3/8 of a mile and says the total is 47/40 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
7Maya had 5/6 of a bag of flour and used 1/2 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
8A pitcher has 1/6 of a liter of lemonade. Maya adds 4/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Sam ran 6/8 of a mile and Leo ran 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did Sam run?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Omar pours 2/4 of a cup of water and then 1/8 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
11Zoe pours 1/2 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
12Zoe ran 2/3 of a mile and Priya ran 4/8 of a mile. How much farther did Zoe run?
Answer: ______________ mile
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 5/6 liters
- 2. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 3. 1/2 of a bag
- 4. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 5. 13/24 of a bag
- 6. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 7. 1/3 of a bag
- 8. 29/30 liters
- 9. 1/4 mile
- 10. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 11. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 12. 1/6 mile
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