πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 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
21/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Leo'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
42/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5A recipe uses 2 1/3 cups of flour. Priya makes 2/3 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
61/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Omar makes 1/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
83/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10A recipe uses 1 3/5 cups of flour. Aiden makes 1/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
114/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12A recipe uses 2 1/2 cups of flour. Aiden makes 1/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 3/20 of the garden
- 3. 1 1/4 square meters
- 4. 4/15 of the garden
- 5. 1 5/9 cups
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 3/8 cups
- 8. 3/10 of the garden
- 9. 4/9 of the garden
- 10. 2/5 cups
- 11. 1/5 of the garden
- 12. 5/8 cups
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