5th grade estimating with benchmark fractions worksheets

Your child estimates sums and differences of fractions by comparing each one to 0, 1/2 or 1, such as seeing that 2/5 + 1/2 is a bit less than 1.

Common Core 5.NF.A.2 (Number and Operations: Fractions)

Sample problems

  1. Sample 123 is closest to:

    Answer: 1/2

  2. Sample 213 is closest to:

    Answer: 1/2

  3. A bit harder14 + 910 is closest to:

    Answer: 1

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