πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 2/3 meters long. Maya cuts off 1 7/8 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Maya's puppy weighed 2 1/2 kilograms. It gained 1 1/5 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
3A pitcher has 1/3 of a liter of lemonade. Omar adds 2/8 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
4Sam adds 1/2 of a mile and 2/6 of a mile and says the total is 5/6 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
5Omar pours 2/3 of a cup of water and then 1/6 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
6Maya pours 1/3 of a cup of water and then 2/8 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
7Maya pours 1/3 of a cup of water and then 2/4 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
8Aiden pours 2/3 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
9Lily pours 3/5 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
10A board is 4 7/8 meters long. Lily cuts off 2 1/2 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Omar adds 1/5 of a mile and 1/4 of a mile and says the total is 2/9 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
12Omar's puppy weighed 4 1/6 kilograms. It gained 3 1/2 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 19/24 meters
- 2. 3 7/10 kilograms
- 3. 7/12 liters
- 4. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 5. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 6. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 7. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 8. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 9. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 10. 2 3/8 meters
- 11. B (No, it can't be right)
- 12. 7 2/3 kilograms
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