Multiplying Fractions 2-Step Word Problems 5-66
Use word problems to provide context for multiplying fractions. If 1/3 of the flowers in a garden are tulips and 1/5 of the tulips are red, what fraction of all the flowers are red tulips? Use a bar model to visualize 1/5 of 1/3. What's a small part of a small part? A smaller part. 1/3 x 1/5 = 1/15.
