πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya's garden is 2 3/4 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
3Sam'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
4Omar's garden is 1 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
5Leo'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
6Priya's garden is 1 2/3 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
7Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo'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
10Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Leo's garden is 2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10/3 feet
- 2. 1 3/8 square meters
- 3. 3 3/4 square meters
- 4. 1 square meters
- 5. 3 2/3 square meters
- 6. 5/12 square meters
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 36/5 feet
- 9. 1 7/8 square meters
- 10. 44/3 feet
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 3 3/8 square meters
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