πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Priya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 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
64/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
73/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/2 of Sam'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 Leo builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 45/4 feet
- 3. 10 feet
- 4. 15/2 feet
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 1/5 of the garden
- 8. 1/10 of the garden
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 1/8 of the garden
- 11. 15 feet
- 12. 4/9 of the garden
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