πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
21/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
63/5 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 Aiden builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Maya's garden is 1 2/3 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
11Leo's garden is 1 3/4 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
12Zoe'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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 6 feet
- 5. 9 feet
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 1/12 of the garden
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 5/6 square meters
- 11. 7/16 square meters
- 12. 3 1/3 square meters
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