πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden's garden is 1 3/4 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
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Priya's garden is 1 1/4 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
9Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A recipe uses 3 1/3 cups of flour. Zoe makes 2/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
114/5 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
122/4 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 25/4 feet
- 4. 7/8 square meters
- 5. 7 feet
- 6. 35/3 feet
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 15/16 square meters
- 9. 27/4 feet
- 10. 1 1/9 cups
- 11. 8/15 of the garden
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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