πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
34/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/4 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
5Sam's garden is 1 1/2 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
61/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Maya's garden is 1 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
10Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 2/3 of the garden
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 2 square meters
- 6. 3/16 of the garden
- 7. 15/2 feet
- 8. 1/9 of the garden
- 9. 5/6 square meters
- 10. 8/3 feet
- 11. 24/5 feet
- 12. 6 feet
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