πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/5 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
4Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
52/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
73/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 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
11Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 24/5 feet
- 2. 1/10 of the garden
- 3. 3/10 of the garden
- 4. 25/4 feet
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 15/2 feet
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 20/3 feet
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 35/3 feet
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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