πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/3 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
61/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/4 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
8Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
102/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4 feet
- 2. 40/3 feet
- 3. 4/9 of the garden
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 1/8 of the garden
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 1/9 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 13/2 feet
- 12. 1/10 of the garden
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