πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1 2/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
42/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar's garden is 2 1/2 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
7Lily's garden is 1 2/3 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
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam's garden is 2 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
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Priya's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Leo's garden is 2 2/3 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 1/6 square meters
- 2. 17 feet
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 1/2 of the garden
- 5. 8/3 feet
- 6. 1 1/4 square meters
- 7. 2 1/2 square meters
- 8. 15/2 feet
- 9. 2/3 square meters
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 5/6 square meters
- 12. 4 2/3 square meters
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