πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's garden is 2 1/3 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
21/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3There are 36 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4Lily's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1 2/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
52/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
64/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Aiden has 32 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Leo's garden is 1 2/3 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
10Lily has 18 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
113/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3 1/2 square meters
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 6 students
- 4. 2 1/2 square meters
- 5. 1/9 of the garden
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 8 stickers
- 9. 1 1/9 square meters
- 10. 15 stickers
- 11. 1/5 of the garden
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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