πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/2 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
5Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/3 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
73/5 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
8Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
103/4 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
111/5 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
12Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 51/5 feet
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 44/3 feet
- 4. 1/8 of the garden
- 5. 32/5 feet
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 1/5 of the garden
- 8. 20/3 feet
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 55/3 feet
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