πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 2 1/4 meters long. Leo cuts off 1 1/3 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Lily 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
3Maya's puppy weighed 2 1/2 kilograms. It gained 1 3/5 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
4Zoe hiked 2/5 of a mile, rested, then hiked 1/6 of a mile more. How far did Zoe hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
5Sam pours 1/2 of a cup of water and then 5/6 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
6Sam pours 1/2 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
7Priya's puppy weighed 2 2/3 kilograms. It gained 1 1/3 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
8Maya pours 1/2 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
9A board is 2 2/3 meters long. Leo cuts off 1 1/8 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Omar pours 1/2 of a cup of water and then 3/5 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
11Maya pours 1/2 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
12Omar ran 5/6 of a mile and Aiden ran 1/4 of a mile. How much farther did Omar run?
Answer: ______________ mile
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 11/12 meters
- 2. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 3. 4 1/10 kilograms
- 4. 17/30 miles
- 5. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 6. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 7. 4 kilograms
- 8. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 9. 1 13/24 meters
- 10. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 11. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 12. 7/12 mile
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