πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Aiden's garden is 2 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
31/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Maya makes 1/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo's garden is 1 1/2 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
6Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar'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
8A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Zoe makes 2/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
91/5 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
103/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
112/3 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
12A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Priya makes 3/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 4 square meters
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 3/8 cups
- 5. 1 1/8 square meters
- 6. 28/3 feet
- 7. 2 2/9 square meters
- 8. 3/4 cups
- 9. 1/10 of the garden
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 4/9 of the garden
- 12. 1 1/8 cups
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