πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Maya'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
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/2 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
7Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar'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
10Lily's garden is 2 1/2 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
11Zoe's garden is 1 1/3 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
12Each shelf Lily builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3 1/8 square meters
- 2. 10/3 feet
- 3. 7/2 feet
- 4. 3 1/2 square meters
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 3 feet
- 8. 24/5 feet
- 9. 1 1/3 square meters
- 10. 1 1/4 square meters
- 11. 1 7/9 square meters
- 12. 36/5 feet
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