Name: ____________________ #: ___ Date: ________

5.NF.1 & 5.NF.2

Adding & Subtracting Fractions Quick Check #2
Solve each problem. Show all of your work.
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1. Claire took 3 hours to read her

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book. Her brother Don took of an

3
hour less to read his book. How much
time did it take Don to read his book?
Simplify your answer if needed.
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3

a. 3 hours

5.NF.1 ______

I can add and subtract

fractions with unlike
denominators and
mixed numbers.

5.NF.2 ______

I can solve word problems

that involve fractions, using
estimation with benchmark
fractions to determine if my
answer is reasonable.

2. The 5th graders were collecting

recyclables to raise money for a local
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shelter. They collected 6 pounds of
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glass bottles and 9 pounts of plastic

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bottles. How many pounds of glass
and plastic bottles did the 5th graders
collect in all? Simplify the fraction if
needed.

b. 3

1
12

hours

a. 16

c. 2

1
12

hours

b. 2

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18

17
18

pounds of bottles

pounds of bottles

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3

c. 15 pounds of bottles
3. A football player advances 3

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3

yards. A second player advances 5

2
yards. How many more yards did the
second player advance?

4. Find the sum of 4 + 3 . Circle your

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final answer, and simplify if needed.

He advanced__________ yards more.

5. Decide if the answer to this problem

is reasonable. Explain why or why not.

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8

1
7

2 +3 6

Level 4 Opportunity:
I am a student who has not learned how to
use an area model to subtract mixed
numbers. On the back of this paper, teach
me how to use an area model to solve
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1
4 - 1 . Make sure you use pictures,
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2
numbers, AND words to explain how to
solve this problem with an area model.
Your explanation must be clear, to the point, and
accurate.