πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 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
23/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A recipe uses 3 1/3 cups of flour. Aiden makes 3/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
5Each shelf Omar builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya's garden is 2 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
7Aiden's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Maya's garden is 2 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
94/5 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
10Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
113/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/4 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 3/10 of the garden
- 3. 9/2 feet
- 4. 2 1/2 cups
- 5. 13 feet
- 6. 3 3/4 square meters
- 7. 5/6 square meters
- 8. 1 1/4 square meters
- 9. 2/5 of the garden
- 10. 15/4 feet
- 11. 3/8 of the garden
- 12. 1/8 of the garden
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