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