πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya's garden is 1 1/4 meters long and 1/2 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Priya builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
74/5 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
83/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 5/8 square meters
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 72/5 feet
- 6. 2/9 of the garden
- 7. 2/15 of the garden
- 8. 9/20 of the garden
- 9. 3/8 of the garden
- 10. 8/3 feet
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 51/5 feet
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