πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
22/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Sam builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
74/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/2 of Zoe'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 Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 38/5 feet
- 5. 36/5 feet
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 4/15 of the garden
- 8. 1/15 of the garden
- 9. 1/12 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 21/2 feet
- 12. 2/9 of the garden
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