πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Priya'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
32/5 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
41/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/5 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
6Omar's garden is 1 3/4 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
7Zoe's garden is 2 1/2 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
81/2 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
9A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Lily makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily'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
11Each shelf Priya builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 4 1/6 square meters
- 3. 1/10 of the garden
- 4. 1/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/10 of the garden
- 6. 7/8 square meters
- 7. 3 1/3 square meters
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 3/4 cups
- 10. 3/4 square meters
- 11. 28/5 feet
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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