πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 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. 3/6 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. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Maya builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 48/5 feet
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 25/4 feet
- 4. 22/3 feet
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 44/3 feet
- 7. 5/12 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 1/12 of the garden
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 1/5 of the garden
- 12. 33/4 feet
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