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Multiplying Fractions at Summer Camp

Grade 5 word problems at summer camp: multiply fractions and mixed numbers to find trail distances, recipe amounts, and areas.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NF.B.6

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students solve real-world problems by multiplying a fraction by a whole number or a fraction.
  • Students solve real-world problems that multiply mixed numbers.
  • Students choose the multiplication that matches a fraction word problem.

How to use

Use after students can multiply fractions and mixed numbers. Encourage them to draw a bar model or area model for each story and to write answers in simplest form or as mixed numbers.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.NF.B.6

Solve real-world problems that multiply fractions and mixed numbers.

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Multiplying Fractions at Summer Camp

Solve camp word problems with fractions and mixed numbers.

On the trail and at the lake

Solve each problem. Show your work on scrap paper.

1.
The lake trail is 3/4 mile long. Priya hikes 2/3 of the trail. How far does she hike?

  mile

2.
Each camper gets 2/3 cup of trail mix. There are 9 campers. How many cups of trail mix are needed?

  cups

3.
There are 30 campers. 4/5 of them go swimming. How many campers go swimming?

  campers

4.
Malik's tent floor is a rectangle 2 1/2 yards long and 1 1/2 yards wide. What is the area of the tent floor?
  • A. 4 square yards
  • B. 3 3/4 square yards
  • C. 2 1/4 square yards
  • D. 8 square yards

In the camp kitchen

Solve each problem. Write mixed numbers like 2 1/3.

5.
A pancake recipe uses 1 1/4 cups of flour. The cook makes 3 batches. How much flour does the cook use?

  cups

6.
There is 4/5 of a pan of cornbread left. The campers eat 3/4 of it. What fraction of a whole pan do they eat?

  of a pan

7.
One batch of lemonade uses 2 1/2 cups of lemon juice. The cook makes 1/2 of a batch. How much lemon juice does the cook use?

  cups

8.
Match each problem to its answer.
  1. A rope is 6 feet long. Nia uses 2/3 of it. How many feet does she use?
  2. Each camper gets 1/2 of a granola bar. How many bars do 5 campers get?
  3. A path is 1/2 mile long. Owen walks 1/4 of it. How many miles does he walk?
  4. A water jug holds 3 1/3 liters. It is 3/5 full. How many liters of water are in it?
  1. A. 2 1/2
  2. B. 2
  3. C. 1/8
  4. D. 4

Think about it

Read each problem carefully before you solve it.

9.
The campfire song circle lasts 1 1/2 hours. Jada stays for 2/3 of it. How long does Jada stay?

Jada stays for   hour(s).
That is   minutes.

10.
Which problem can be solved with 3/4 × 8?
  • A. A ribbon is 8 yards long. Lily cuts it into pieces that are 3/4 yard long. How many pieces does she get?
  • B. A ribbon is 3/4 yard long. Lily adds 8 more yards. How long is the ribbon now?
  • C. A ribbon is 8 yards long. Lily uses 3/4 of it for a banner. How many yards does she use?
11.
A hike is 4 1/2 miles long. The group has hiked 2/3 of it. Ava says they have hiked more than 4 1/2 miles because multiplying makes numbers bigger. Is she right? Find how far they hiked and explain.

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