πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya's garden is 1 1/2 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
22/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/2 of Omar'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 1 1/2 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
63/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Maya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Lily builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1 1/8 square meters
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 48/5 feet
- 4. 3/8 of the garden
- 5. 3/4 square meters
- 6. 1/2 of the garden
- 7. 15 feet
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 35/3 feet
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 20/3 feet
- 12. 56/5 feet
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