πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Omar builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe'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
4Leo's garden is 2 3/4 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
5Each shelf Maya builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Aiden's garden is 1 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
8Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A recipe uses 1 4/5 cups of flour. Lily makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Priya's garden is 1 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
11A recipe uses 3 1/3 cups of flour. Omar makes 1/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
12Zoe's garden is 2 2/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 2/3 square meters
- 4. 4 13/16 square meters
- 5. 36/5 feet
- 6. 1 7/9 square meters
- 7. 1/2 square meters
- 8. 35/2 feet
- 9. 9/10 cups
- 10. 1 7/8 square meters
- 11. 5/6 cups
- 12. 2 square meters
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