πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Sam's garden is 1 2/3 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
3Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/3 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
5Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
62/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Leo's garden is 2 1/2 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
11Sam's garden is 2 3/4 meters long and 1/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
121/3 of Leo'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. 5/9 of the garden
- 2. 5/9 square meters
- 3. 7 feet
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 5 feet
- 6. 5/9 of the garden
- 7. 24/5 feet
- 8. 17 feet
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 5/6 square meters
- 11. 11/16 square meters
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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