πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.A.2
🥾 Unlike fraction stories
Fraction story problems; estimate
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 2 4/5 meters long. Aiden cuts off 1 2/3 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Aiden adds 1/6 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
3A board is 2 1/4 meters long. Lily cuts off 1 2/5 meters. How long is the board now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Sam pours 4/6 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
5Aiden's puppy weighed 2 1/4 kilograms. It gained 1 4/5 kilograms. How much does it weigh now?
Answer: ______________ kilograms
6Zoe adds 2/8 of a mile and 1/6 of a mile and says the total is 3/14 of a mile. Is that reasonable?
- AYes, it makes sense
- BNo, it can't be right
7Zoe 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
8A pitcher has 4/6 of a liter of lemonade. Maya adds 4/5 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
9A pitcher has 1/2 of a liter of lemonade. Maya adds 3/4 of a liter of water. How much is in the pitcher now?
Answer: ______________ liters
10Sam had 2/3 of a bag of flour and used 3/6 of a bag. How much is left?
Answer: ______________ of a bag
11Lily ran 4/5 of a mile and Priya ran 1/2 of a mile. How much farther did Lily run?
Answer: ______________ mile
12Maya pours 6/8 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
Answer key: Unlike fraction stories
- 1. 1 2/15 meters
- 2. 2/3 liters
- 3. 17/20 meters
- 4. B (Less than 1 cup)
- 5. 4 1/20 kilograms
- 6. B (No, it can't be right)
- 7. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
- 8. 22/15 liters
- 9. 5/4 liters
- 10. 1/6 of a bag
- 11. 3/10 mile
- 12. A (More than 1 cup (it spills!))
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