πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Maya'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
41/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Lily's garden is 1 1/4 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
7Omar's garden is 2 3/4 meters long and 1 1/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Sam's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9Priya's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 1 1/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/3 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
12Each shelf Maya builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 16 feet
- 2. 15/2 feet
- 3. 2 5/8 square meters
- 4. 5/18 of the garden
- 5. 15/2 feet
- 6. 1 7/8 square meters
- 7. 3 2/3 square meters
- 8. 5/6 square meters
- 9. 3 5/9 square meters
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 52/5 feet
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