πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/3 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
63/4 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 Leo builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 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
10Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 11/2 feet
- 2. 21/2 feet
- 3. 11 feet
- 4. 5/12 of the garden
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 22/5 feet
- 8. 3 feet
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 7 feet
- 11. 1/12 of the garden
- 12. 1/10 of the garden
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