πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
14/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Sam builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
42/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Omar builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4/15 of the garden
- 2. 25/3 feet
- 3. 21/2 feet
- 4. 4/9 of the garden
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 21/2 feet
- 7. 1/15 of the garden
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 13 feet
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