πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/3 of Leo'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 Aiden builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 21/5 feet
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 8/3 feet
- 4. 35/3 feet
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 9/2 feet
- 8. 8/3 feet
- 9. 6 feet
- 10. 6 feet
- 11. 2/9 of the garden
- 12. 5 feet
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