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Beach Cleanup Fraction Stories

Grade 5 beach cleanup story problems that add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators, plus benchmark estimates.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NF.A.2

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Single worksheet
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1 Common Core standard
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12 questions
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Details

Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students solve story problems that add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators.
Students use benchmark fractions such as 1/2 and 1 to estimate and judge whether an answer is reasonable.
Students solve two-step fraction stories and explain a mistake in a subtraction story.

How to use

Read the first story together and model drawing a bar for each amount. Students can work Part 2 with a partner, then solve Part 3 on their own and share their explanations.

Curriculum