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 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
23/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 15/2 feet
- 2. 5/8 of the garden
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 9/2 feet
- 6. 3 feet
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 1/8 of the garden
- 9. 13/2 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 15/4 feet
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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