πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's garden is 1 3/4 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
2Aiden's garden is 1 1/2 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
3Omar's garden is 2 1/3 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
4Aiden'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
53/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Aiden makes 2/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
7A recipe uses 1 3/5 cups of flour. Lily makes 1/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Aiden's garden is 1 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
10A recipe uses 2 1/3 cups of flour. Maya makes 2/3 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
11A recipe uses 2 3/4 cups of flour. Omar makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
12Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 5/8 square meters
- 2. 1 square meters
- 3. 3 1/2 square meters
- 4. 1 5/16 square meters
- 5. 1/5 of the garden
- 6. 1/2 cups
- 7. 2/5 cups
- 8. 5 feet
- 9. 2 1/2 square meters
- 10. 1 5/9 cups
- 11. 1 3/8 cups
- 12. 7 feet
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