πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
13/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/4 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
3Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Maya's garden is 1 3/4 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
5Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Leo builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/10 of the garden
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 16/3 feet
- 4. 2 3/16 square meters
- 5. 39/4 feet
- 6. 1/12 of the garden
- 7. 34/5 feet
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 36/5 feet
- 10. 6 feet
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 14 feet
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