πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/5 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 Zoe builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/2 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
5Maya's garden is 2 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
63/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Maya's garden is 2 1/3 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
84/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Lily's garden is 1 1/2 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
10Zoe's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/5 of the garden
- 2. 13 feet
- 3. 25/4 feet
- 4. 3/8 of the garden
- 5. 1 11/16 square meters
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 3 1/2 square meters
- 8. 4/15 of the garden
- 9. 3/8 square meters
- 10. 3 1/3 square meters
- 11. 18/5 feet
- 12. 9/2 feet
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