πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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 Omar builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Sam builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Priya builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
52/3 of Zoe'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 Leo builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/2 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
91/4 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
10Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Leo builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 4 feet
- 3. 5 feet
- 4. 25/3 feet
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 1/12 of the garden
- 10. 72/5 feet
- 11. 33/4 feet
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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