πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/3 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
2Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
33/5 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
4Each shelf Leo builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily's garden is 2 1/2 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
6Zoe's garden is 1 3/4 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
71/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Leo's garden is 1 3/4 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
9Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe's garden is 1 1/3 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
111/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Maya's garden is 2 1/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 15/2 feet
- 3. 3/10 of the garden
- 4. 8 feet
- 5. 3 3/4 square meters
- 6. 2 1/3 square meters
- 7. 3/20 of the garden
- 8. 7/12 square meters
- 9. 10/3 feet
- 10. 2 2/9 square meters
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 1 7/8 square meters
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