πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily'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
2Sam's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 1 2/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
3Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
54/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Aiden's garden is 2 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
9Zoe's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 1 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
101/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Aiden'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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1 1/8 square meters
- 2. 2 7/9 square meters
- 3. 25/3 feet
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 2/5 of the garden
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 1/9 of the garden
- 8. 3 7/16 square meters
- 9. 2 11/12 square meters
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 3/4 square meters
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