πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Priya builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Priya builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Lily builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
62/3 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
7Sam's garden is 2 1/2 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
81/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/5 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
10Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Zoe's garden is 1 1/3 meters long and 1/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 11 feet
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 55/4 feet
- 4. 16/3 feet
- 5. 72/5 feet
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 1 7/8 square meters
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 1/5 of the garden
- 10. 50/3 feet
- 11. 5 feet
- 12. 1/3 square meters
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