πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
22/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Priya's garden is 1 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
4Leo's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1 2/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
51/4 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
6Each shelf Omar builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Lily's garden is 2 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
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Priya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Sam's garden is 2 1/2 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
12Maya'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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 5/12 of the garden
- 3. 3 1/16 square meters
- 4. 4 1/6 square meters
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 9 feet
- 7. 8/9 square meters
- 8. 50/3 feet
- 9. 2/15 of the garden
- 10. 75/4 feet
- 11. 1 7/8 square meters
- 12. 1 7/9 square meters
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