πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar's garden is 1 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
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/3 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
4Each shelf Priya builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden's garden is 1 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
61/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
72/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/3 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
11Leo's garden is 2 3/4 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
122/5 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 1/4 square meters
- 2. 27/4 feet
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 2 square meters
- 6. 2/9 of the garden
- 7. 2/9 of the garden
- 8. 21/2 feet
- 9. 9/2 feet
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 2 1/16 square meters
- 12. 1/5 of the garden
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