πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden'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
2Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/4 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
83/4 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
9Priya's garden is 1 1/3 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
103/5 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
112/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
122/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 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. 14 feet
- 3. 35/3 feet
- 4. 13 feet
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 8/3 feet
- 7. 1/8 of the garden
- 8. 3/8 of the garden
- 9. 1 square meters
- 10. 1/5 of the garden
- 11. 1/12 of the garden
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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