πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2Omar's garden is 1 3/4 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
3A recipe uses 1 4/5 cups of flour. Leo makes 5/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
4Lily's garden is 1 2/3 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
5Leo'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
62/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Leo's garden is 1 1/4 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
8A recipe uses 2 1/4 cups of flour. Omar makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
91/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/4 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. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Maya's garden is 1 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
121/5 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3 1/8 square meters
- 2. 1 5/16 square meters
- 3. 1 1/2 cups
- 4. 2 1/2 square meters
- 5. 4 1/6 square meters
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 5/12 square meters
- 8. 1 1/8 cups
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 5/12 of the garden
- 11. 3/4 square meters
- 12. 1/20 of the garden
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