πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pitcher has 2/8 of a liter of lemonade. Omar adds 1/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
2A board is 3 1/6 meters long. Leo cuts off 2 3/8 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A pitcher has 5/6 of a liter of lemonade. Zoe adds 1/2 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
4Zoe pours 1/5 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
5Maya adds 1/2 of a mile and 6/8 of a mile and says the total is 7/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
6Maya ran 2/6 of a mile and Zoe ran 1/8 of a mile. How much farther did Maya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
7Zoe's puppy weighed 3 1/2 kilograms. It gained 1 1/3 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
8Sam adds 2/8 of a mile and 1/6 of a mile and says the total is 5/12 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
9Zoe pours 4/5 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
10A board is 4 1/4 meters long. Maya cuts off 1 1/5 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Leo adds 1/5 of a mile and 1/4 of a mile and says the total is 9/20 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
12Sam had 2/4 of a bag of flour and used 1/3 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1/2 liters
- 2. 19/24 meters
- 3. 4/3 liters
- 4. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 5. B (No, it can't be right)
- 6. 5/24 mile
- 7. 4 5/6 kilograms
- 8. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 9. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 10. 3 1/20 meters
- 11. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 12. 1/6 of a bag
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