πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
8Priya's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
92/3 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
10Leo's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
11Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Maya's garden is 1 1/4 meters long and 1 3/4 meters 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. 42/5 feet
- 2. 44/3 feet
- 3. 1/18 of the garden
- 4. 40/3 feet
- 5. 68/5 feet
- 6. 15/2 feet
- 7. 1/2 square meters
- 8. 1 square meters
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 1 square meters
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 2 3/16 square meters
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