πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
34/5 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
41/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/2 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
7Each shelf Omar builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Lily builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 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
11Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/12 of the garden
- 2. 36/5 feet
- 3. 4/15 of the garden
- 4. 3/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 14/5 feet
- 8. 5 feet
- 9. 16/5 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 25/3 feet
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