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CCSS 5.NF.A.2 Worksheets

Grade 5 ยท Number & Operations - Fractions

Solve word problems adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators and check answers for reasonableness.

Below are free printable worksheets that support 5.NF.A.2. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every math answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

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Deliver a whole lesson on 5.NF.A.2 from a textbook-grade teaching unit, with a hook, worked examples, diagrams, misconceptions, and an exit ticket.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Solve word problems adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators and check answers for reasonableness.

How to teach it

Start with fair sharing of one whole into equal parts, name unit fractions, then build non-unit and equivalent fractions with fraction strips.

Worked example
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Watch out for

Forgetting the parts must be equal, and thinking a larger denominator always means a larger fraction.

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