πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya's garden is 2 1/4 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
3Priya's garden is 2 1/4 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
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
53/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Lily's garden is 2 3/4 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
71/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Leo makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
91/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10A recipe uses 3 1/2 cups of flour. Omar makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam's garden is 2 1/2 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
12Zoe's garden is 1 2/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4 feet
- 2. 3 15/16 square meters
- 3. 1 1/8 square meters
- 4. 2 square meters
- 5. 1/2 of the garden
- 6. 3 2/3 square meters
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 3/4 cups
- 9. 2/9 of the garden
- 10. 1 3/4 cups
- 11. 5/8 square meters
- 12. 2 2/9 square meters
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