πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Omar's garden is 2 1/3 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
4Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
52/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A recipe uses 2 2/3 cups of flour. Leo makes 2/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
82/5 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
9Maya'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
10Omar's garden is 1 1/4 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
114/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Lily's garden is 1 1/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 45/4 feet
- 2. 1/9 of the garden
- 3. 1 1/6 square meters
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 2/9 of the garden
- 6. 5/12 of the garden
- 7. 1 1/3 cups
- 8. 3/10 of the garden
- 9. 1 1/4 square meters
- 10. 5/12 square meters
- 11. 8/15 of the garden
- 12. 1 7/8 square meters
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