πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 3/4 meters long. Zoe cuts off 1 1/2 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Zoe had 4/5 of a bag of flour and used 3/8 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
3Maya pours 3/5 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
4Lily's puppy weighed 4 1/6 kilograms. It gained 2 1/2 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
5A pitcher has 3/4 of a liter of lemonade. Priya adds 1/2 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
6Maya adds 1/2 of a mile and 1/8 of a mile and says the total is 5/8 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
7A pitcher has 2/5 of a liter of lemonade. Leo adds 1/3 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
8Priya pours 2/4 of a cup of water and then 2/5 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
9Sam hiked 2/3 of a mile, rested, then hiked 4/6 of a mile more. How far did Sam hike in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
10Zoe's puppy weighed 4 1/2 kilograms. It gained 3 1/2 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
11Maya adds 3/5 of a mile and 2/3 of a mile and says the total is 19/15 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
12Priya pours 1/4 of a cup of water and then 3/8 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
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 2 1/4 meters
- 2. 17/40 of a bag
- 3. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 4. 6 2/3 kilograms
- 5. 5/4 liters
- 6. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 7. 11/15 liters
- 8. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 9. 4/3 miles
- 10. 8 kilograms
- 11. A (Yes, it makes sense)
- 12. B (Less than 1 cup)
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