πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Omar adds 2/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
2Leo had 7/8 of a bag of flour and used 1/2 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
3A board is 3 2/3 meters long. Maya cuts off 1 3/5 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Aiden adds 5/6 of a mile and 2/8 of a mile and says the total is 7/14 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
5Omar pours 7/8 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
6A pitcher has 3/6 of a liter of lemonade. Omar adds 1/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
7A pitcher has 2/4 of a liter of lemonade. Maya adds 4/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
8Zoe ran 1/2 of a mile and Lily ran 1/4 of a mile. How much farther did Zoe run?
Answer: ______________ mile
9A board is 2 1/3 meters long. Maya cuts off 1 1/3 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Omar pours 1/5 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
11Maya ran 1/2 of a mile and Sam ran 2/5 of a mile. How much farther did Maya run?
Answer: ______________ mile
12Zoe pours 2/8 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
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 liters
- 2. 3/8 of a bag
- 3. 2 1/15 meters
- 4. B (No, it can't be right)
- 5. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 6. 7/10 liters
- 7. 13/10 liters
- 8. 1/4 mile
- 9. 1 meters
- 10. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 11. 1/10 mile
- 12. B (Less than 1 cup)
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