πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Lily builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
72/3 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
8Each shelf Maya builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Maya builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
124/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 44/5 feet
- 4. 18/5 feet
- 5. 15 feet
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 1/2 of the garden
- 8. 8 feet
- 9. 15/4 feet
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 11/2 feet
- 12. 4/15 of the garden
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