πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
13/5 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
2Each shelf Omar builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Lily builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
82/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Sam's garden is 2 2/3 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
10Sam's garden is 2 3/4 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
11Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/5 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/10 of the garden
- 2. 21/5 feet
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 42/5 feet
- 5. 7 feet
- 6. 1/20 of the garden
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 4 4/9 square meters
- 10. 1 3/8 square meters
- 11. 35/2 feet
- 12. 1/5 of the garden
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