πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
92/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5 feet
- 2. 15/2 feet
- 3. 13/2 feet
- 4. 9/2 feet
- 5. 48/5 feet
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 2/9 of the garden
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 1/8 of the garden
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 8/3 feet
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