πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Priya builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 20/3 feet
- 2. 1/9 of the garden
- 3. 3 feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 13 feet
- 6. 32/3 feet
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 21/2 feet
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 9 feet
- 11. 4 feet
- 12. 2/9 of the garden
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