πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam's garden is 2 1/2 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
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar's garden is 2 1/2 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
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Leo builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
62/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Omar's garden is 2 2/3 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
8Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Omar builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Lily's garden is 2 1/2 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
12Sam's garden is 2 1/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3 1/8 square meters
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 5/6 square meters
- 4. 11/2 feet
- 5. 26/5 feet
- 6. 1/9 of the garden
- 7. 2 square meters
- 8. 3 feet
- 9. 33/5 feet
- 10. 57/5 feet
- 11. 3 1/8 square meters
- 12. 3 3/4 square meters
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