πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Omar builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Sam builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
113/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 25/2 feet
- 2. 13 feet
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 20/3 feet
- 6. 2/9 of the garden
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 13 feet
- 9. 1/12 of the garden
- 10. 2/9 of the garden
- 11. 3/10 of the garden
- 12. 28/3 feet
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