πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/4 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 Maya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 9/2 feet
- 6. 65/4 feet
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 1/16 of the garden
- 9. 45/4 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 3 feet
- 12. 33/5 feet
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