πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Zoe'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
5Lily's garden is 2 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
63/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A recipe uses 2 1/2 cups of flour. Maya makes 1/3 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Zoe's garden is 2 1/3 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
92/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/2 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
11Leo's garden is 2 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
12Aiden's garden is 2 1/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10/3 feet
- 2. 21/5 feet
- 3. 39/4 feet
- 4. 2 1/4 square meters
- 5. 4 1/6 square meters
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 5/6 cups
- 8. 4 1/12 square meters
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 3 5/9 square meters
- 12. 4 3/8 square meters
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