πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Lily builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Priya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 35/2 feet
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 33/5 feet
- 6. 21/2 feet
- 7. 16/3 feet
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 7 feet
- 10. 28/5 feet
- 11. 45/4 feet
- 12. 27/4 feet
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