πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/4 of Zoe'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 Priya builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Maya builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
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 Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/3 of Leo'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 Maya builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 52/5 feet
- 2. 42/5 feet
- 3. 3/8 of the garden
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 5/2 feet
- 6. 16/3 feet
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 40/3 feet
- 9. 1/5 of the garden
- 10. 9/2 feet
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 18/5 feet
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