πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/4 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
4Each shelf Lily builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
54/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
104/5 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
11Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 35/3 feet
- 2. 1/16 of the garden
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 14/5 feet
- 5. 2/5 of the garden
- 6. 15/2 feet
- 7. 25/2 feet
- 8. 32/3 feet
- 9. 16/3 feet
- 10. 1/5 of the garden
- 11. 65/4 feet
- 12. 68/5 feet
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