πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
43/4 of Sam'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 Omar builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Maya builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 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
102/3 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
113/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 5/12 of the garden
- 3. 7 feet
- 4. 1/2 of the garden
- 5. 15/2 feet
- 6. 16/3 feet
- 7. 1/10 of the garden
- 8. 21/4 feet
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 1/10 of the garden
- 12. 12 feet
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