πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya'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
2A recipe uses 2 1/2 cups of flour. Priya makes 2/3 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Omar's garden is 1 1/3 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
4A recipe uses 3 1/2 cups of flour. Aiden makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
5A recipe uses 3 3/4 cups of flour. Maya makes 3/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
61/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Priya builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
92/3 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
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4 1/6 square meters
- 2. 1 2/3 cups
- 3. 1 7/9 square meters
- 4. 1 3/4 cups
- 5. 1 7/8 cups
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 32/3 feet
- 9. 2/9 of the garden
- 10. 15/2 feet
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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