πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Maya's garden is 2 2/3 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
4Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden's garden is 1 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
6Zoe's garden is 2 1/3 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
7Priya's garden is 1 1/4 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
82/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Leo's garden is 2 3/4 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. 1/15 of the garden
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 3 5/9 square meters
- 4. 50/3 feet
- 5. 2 11/12 square meters
- 6. 7/12 square meters
- 7. 1 7/8 square meters
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 20/3 feet
- 10. 1/20 of the garden
- 11. 3/16 of the garden
- 12. 3 2/3 square meters
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