πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1/2 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
22/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Aiden's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
41/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Lily's garden is 2 1/3 meters long and 1/2 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7A farm has 44 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8Sam's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A farm has 12 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10Sam's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 1 1/2 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
111/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Aiden's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/4 square meters
- 2. 4/9 of the garden
- 3. 4 3/8 square meters
- 4. 1/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 1 1/6 square meters
- 7. 11 chickens
- 8. 3/8 square meters
- 9. 3 chickens
- 10. 2 1/2 square meters
- 11. 1/10 of the garden
- 12. 1 square meters
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