πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Omar builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/3 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
121/4 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 25/2 feet
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 5/12 of the garden
- 4. 35/2 feet
- 5. 72/5 feet
- 6. 20/3 feet
- 7. 32/3 feet
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 42/5 feet
- 10. 68/5 feet
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 1/8 of the garden
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