πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar'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
21/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Sam'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
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A recipe uses 3 1/2 cups of flour. Omar makes 1/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
6Maya's garden is 1 1/4 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
7A recipe uses 2 3/5 cups of flour. Omar makes 2/3 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
92/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/2 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
11Leo's garden is 2 1/3 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12Lily's garden is 1 1/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 1/4 square meters
- 2. 3/8 of the garden
- 3. 4 1/12 square meters
- 4. 16/3 feet
- 5. 7/12 cups
- 6. 1 7/8 square meters
- 7. 1 11/15 cups
- 8. 7 feet
- 9. 1/5 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 1 5/9 square meters
- 12. 2 2/9 square meters
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