πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's garden is 1 1/4 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
2Each shelf Priya builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Lily builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/2 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
7Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Maya builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Priya builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Leo's garden is 1 1/4 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
12Leo's garden is 2 1/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 15/16 square meters
- 2. 40/3 feet
- 3. 7 feet
- 4. 5 feet
- 5. 1/12 of the garden
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 36/5 feet
- 9. 20/3 feet
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 2 3/16 square meters
- 12. 7/9 square meters
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