πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
14/5 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
2Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Priya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 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
63/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Omar builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/3 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
10Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2/5 of the garden
- 2. 10/3 feet
- 3. 16/5 feet
- 4. 75/4 feet
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 9/16 of the garden
- 7. 9 feet
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 1/9 of the garden
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 15/2 feet
- 12. 65/4 feet
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