πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya'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
3Lily's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A recipe uses 2 2/3 cups of flour. Aiden makes 5/6 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
7Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A recipe uses 2 1/4 cups of flour. Leo makes 1/3 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
92/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
104/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Maya's garden is 1 2/3 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
121/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3 feet
- 2. 3 1/2 square meters
- 3. 1 7/8 square meters
- 4. 14/3 feet
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 2 2/9 cups
- 7. 14 feet
- 8. 3/4 cups
- 9. 4/9 of the garden
- 10. 4/15 of the garden
- 11. 5/6 square meters
- 12. 1/8 of the garden
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