πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo's garden is 2 1/4 meters long and 1 1/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Priya builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Maya's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 1/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Sam'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
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 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
114/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 35/3 feet
- 3. 3 square meters
- 4. 21/2 feet
- 5. 32/3 feet
- 6. 2/3 square meters
- 7. 5/8 square meters
- 8. 15/2 feet
- 9. 72/5 feet
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 2/3 of the garden
- 12. 10 feet
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