πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Maya's garden is 2 1/2 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
3Sam's garden is 2 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
4A recipe uses 3 1/2 cups of flour. Omar makes 3/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
51/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8A recipe uses 1 3/5 cups of flour. Omar makes 4/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
9Each shelf Sam builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A recipe uses 2 1/3 cups of flour. Priya makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
12Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 1 7/8 square meters
- 3. 5/6 square meters
- 4. 2 5/8 cups
- 5. 1/9 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 1 1/15 cups
- 9. 25/3 feet
- 10. 40/3 feet
- 11. 1 1/6 cups
- 12. 40/3 feet
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