πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
33/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/4 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
63/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Omar builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/5 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
112/3 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
12Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 55/4 feet
- 3. 9/20 of the garden
- 4. 20/3 feet
- 5. 1/8 of the garden
- 6. 3/10 of the garden
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 7 feet
- 9. 9/2 feet
- 10. 4/15 of the garden
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 48/5 feet
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