πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's garden is 2 1/4 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
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
44/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Lily builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Priya'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
11Each shelf Sam builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1 1/8 square meters
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 2/9 of the garden
- 4. 2/5 of the garden
- 5. 5 feet
- 6. 27/4 feet
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 3 3/4 square meters
- 11. 11/2 feet
- 12. 6 feet
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