πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Maya's garden is 2 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
4Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Leo's garden is 2 1/4 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
6Maya's garden is 2 1/3 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
72/5 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
81/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Sam'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
102/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Lily's garden is 2 1/3 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
123/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 21/2 feet
- 2. 17 feet
- 3. 1 7/8 square meters
- 4. 16/3 feet
- 5. 9/16 square meters
- 6. 3 1/9 square meters
- 7. 1/5 of the garden
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 2 3/16 square meters
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 1 3/4 square meters
- 12. 1/5 of the garden
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