πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's garden is 2 3/4 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Priya's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
32/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4A farm has 40 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
5Aiden's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Aiden's garden is 2 3/4 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
7There are 48 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
8Lily's garden is 1 3/4 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
92/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Maya's garden is 1 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
124/5 of Priya'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. 3 7/16 square meters
- 2. 1 7/8 square meters
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 10 chickens
- 5. 1 7/8 square meters
- 6. 4 7/12 square meters
- 7. 30 students
- 8. 7/8 square meters
- 9. 2/15 of the garden
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 8/9 square meters
- 12. 2/5 of the garden
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