πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Lily's garden is 1 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
4Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden's garden is 2 1/2 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
61/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
93/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe's garden is 2 1/2 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
12Omar's garden is 2 1/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4/9 of the garden
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 2 2/9 square meters
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 3 1/3 square meters
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 3 feet
- 8. 1/8 of the garden
- 9. 5/8 of the garden
- 10. 21/2 feet
- 11. 3 3/4 square meters
- 12. 4 3/8 square meters
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