πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's garden is 2 1/3 meters long and 1/4 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 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
34/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Sam's garden is 1 3/4 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
6Aiden's garden is 2 1/4 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
7Sam's garden is 1 3/4 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
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/3 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
111/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 7/12 square meters
- 2. 15/2 feet
- 3. 2/3 of the garden
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 1 5/16 square meters
- 6. 2 13/16 square meters
- 7. 2 5/8 square meters
- 8. 24/5 feet
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 1/9 of the garden
- 11. 3/8 of the garden
- 12. 35/4 feet
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