πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 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
33/5 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
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Maya builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/5 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
71/2 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
8Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Lily builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/3 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
12Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 36/5 feet
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 3/10 of the garden
- 4. 39/5 feet
- 5. 24/5 feet
- 6. 1/10 of the garden
- 7. 3/8 of the garden
- 8. 20/3 feet
- 9. 1/12 of the garden
- 10. 16/5 feet
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 10/3 feet
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