πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya's garden is 1 1/4 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
21/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Aiden's garden is 2 1/3 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
4There are 36 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5Omar has 16 stickers and puts 1/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Leo has 48 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
73/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Maya's garden is 2 2/3 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
9Sam has 45 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Aiden'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
113/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
122/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5/6 square meters
- 2. 5/12 of the garden
- 3. 1 5/9 square meters
- 4. 9 students
- 5. 2 stickers
- 6. 12 stickers
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 1 1/3 square meters
- 9. 18 stickers
- 10. 2 1/2 square meters
- 11. 3/8 of the garden
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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