πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 2/5 meters long. Priya cuts off 1 1/2 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A board is 3 4/5 meters long. Aiden cuts off 1 3/8 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Omar pours 1/6 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
4Lily adds 3/6 of a mile and 4/5 of a mile and says the total is 13/10 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
5Aiden pours 1/8 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
6A board is 4 1/5 meters long. Zoe cuts off 2 1/4 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Leo pours 3/5 of a cup of water and then 1/2 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
8Omar's puppy weighed 4 1/5 kilograms. It gained 3 1/6 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
9Omar's puppy weighed 4 5/8 kilograms. It gained 1 1/2 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
10Lily pours 2/5 of a cup of water and then 4/6 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
11A pitcher has 4/8 of a liter of lemonade. Lily adds 4/6 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
12Sam pours 4/5 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
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 9/10 meters
- 2. 2 17/40 meters
- 3. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 4. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 5. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 6. 1 19/20 meters
- 7. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 8. 7 11/30 kilograms
- 9. 6 1/8 kilograms
- 10. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 11. 7/6 liters
- 12. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
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