πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya's garden is 1 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
31/2 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
4Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya's garden is 1 1/3 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
6Lily's garden is 1 1/3 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
7Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Maya's garden is 2 2/3 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
101/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 2 square meters
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 1 2/3 square meters
- 6. 4/9 square meters
- 7. 7 feet
- 8. 27/4 feet
- 9. 3 1/3 square meters
- 10. 1/15 of the garden
- 11. 27/4 feet
- 12. 1/20 of the garden
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