πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
34/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Priya builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
74/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
84/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Lily builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 9/2 feet
- 3. 8/15 of the garden
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 8/15 of the garden
- 8. 8/15 of the garden
- 9. 28/5 feet
- 10. 20/3 feet
- 11. 3 feet
- 12. 7 feet
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