πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya's garden is 1 1/4 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
21/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Sam'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
9Priya's garden is 2 1/4 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
10Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Omar'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
12Aiden'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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1 2/3 square meters
- 2. 1/8 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 5 feet
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 28/3 feet
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 4 3/8 square meters
- 9. 3 square meters
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 2 3/16 square meters
- 12. 1 5/16 square meters
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