πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 3/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Omar's garden is 1 3/4 meters long and 1 1/2 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
52/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/5 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
7Each shelf Priya builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
123/4 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 1 1/4 square meters
- 4. 2 5/8 square meters
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 9 feet
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 36/5 feet
- 10. 15/2 feet
- 11. 25/3 feet
- 12. 3/8 of the garden
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