πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam'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
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
63/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 3/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1 1/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Sam's garden is 2 1/4 meters long and 1/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Each shelf Maya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 22/5 feet
- 3. 15/2 feet
- 4. 3 7/16 square meters
- 5. 15/2 feet
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 16/3 feet
- 8. 2 square meters
- 9. 14/3 feet
- 10. 2 square meters
- 11. 3/4 square meters
- 12. 75/4 feet
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