πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Zoe'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 Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
53/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
84/5 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
92/4 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
10Each shelf Omar builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/5 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
12Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 13/2 feet
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 14 feet
- 4. 54/5 feet
- 5. 3/10 of the garden
- 6. 5/18 of the garden
- 7. 33/5 feet
- 8. 2/3 of the garden
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 15 feet
- 11. 2/15 of the garden
- 12. 28/3 feet
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