πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya's garden is 1 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
3A recipe uses 2 1/3 cups of flour. Maya makes 5/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo'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
52/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Aiden'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
71/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Sam'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
9A recipe uses 1 4/5 cups of flour. Aiden makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Zoe's garden is 2 3/4 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
111/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Sam's garden is 1 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 13 feet
- 2. 2 1/4 square meters
- 3. 1 17/18 cups
- 4. 2 square meters
- 5. 2/15 of the garden
- 6. 2 square meters
- 7. 1/30 of the garden
- 8. 2/3 square meters
- 9. 9/10 cups
- 10. 11/12 square meters
- 11. 3/8 of the garden
- 12. 2 1/2 square meters
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