πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
14/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden's garden is 1 3/4 meters long and 2/3 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 2/3 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
81/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Lily's garden is 2 3/4 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2/5 of the garden
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 25/4 feet
- 4. 55/3 feet
- 5. 15/2 feet
- 6. 1 1/6 square meters
- 7. 1 1/9 square meters
- 8. 1/8 of the garden
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 50/3 feet
- 11. 1 5/6 square meters
- 12. 20/3 feet
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