πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam'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
3Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
83/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Maya builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
104/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam's garden is 1 1/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10/3 feet
- 2. 1 1/3 square meters
- 3. 32/3 feet
- 4. 1/12 of the garden
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 2/15 of the garden
- 8. 2/5 of the garden
- 9. 56/5 feet
- 10. 8/15 of the garden
- 11. 8/3 feet
- 12. 4/9 square meters
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