Examples with solutions for Multiplication of Fractions: Worded problems

Exercise #1

What is the area of a pool that has a length of 512 5\frac{1}{2} meters and a width of 23 \frac{2}{3} of a meter?

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323 3\frac{2}{3}

Exercise #2

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 212 2\frac{1}{2} m and a width of314 3\frac{1}{4} m?

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818 8\frac{1}{8}

Exercise #3

What is the area of a triangle whose side length is3 3 meters and its height 23 \frac{2}{3} meters?

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1 1

Exercise #4

What is the area of a square whose side length is

213 2\frac{1}{3} ?

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549 5\frac{4}{9}

Exercise #5

What is the area of a round cake that has a radius of12 \frac{1}{2} cm?

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π4 \frac{\pi}{4}

Exercise #6

What is the area of the rectangle whose length 423 4\frac{2}{3} meters and the width 214 2\frac{1}{4} ?

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1012 10\frac{1}{2}

Exercise #7

What is the area of the rectangle whose length 316 3\frac{1}{6} meters and the width 213 2\frac{1}{3} ?

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7718 7\frac{7}{18}

Exercise #8

What is the area of the rectangle whose length 325 3\frac{2}{5} meters and the width 134 1\frac{3}{4} ?

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6310 6\frac{3}{10}

Exercise #9

What is the area of the rectangle whose length 413 4\frac{1}{3} meters and the width 234 2\frac{3}{4} ?

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131112 13\frac{11}{12}

Exercise #10

What is the area of the rectangle whose length 623 6\frac{2}{3} meters and the width 314 3\frac{1}{4} ?

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2123 21\frac{2}{3}