πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
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
3Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Omar builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Leo builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/5 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
7Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Maya builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 1/10 of the garden
- 3. 27/4 feet
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 8 feet
- 6. 1/30 of the garden
- 7. 8/3 feet
- 8. 7 feet
- 9. 25/2 feet
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 15/2 feet
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