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. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Lily's garden is 2 3/4 meters long and 1 3/4 meters 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 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/5 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
5Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
63/4 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
7Sam's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam's garden is 2 2/3 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
10Sam's garden is 2 1/3 meters long and 2/3 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 2/3 meters long and 1 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Lily'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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 4 13/16 square meters
- 3. 22/3 feet
- 4. 1/10 of the garden
- 5. 22/5 feet
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 4 3/8 square meters
- 8. 20/3 feet
- 9. 2/3 square meters
- 10. 1 5/9 square meters
- 11. 4 2/3 square meters
- 12. 2 1/4 square meters
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