πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/4 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
4Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 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
62/4 of Priya'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 Aiden builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/3 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
11Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Omar builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 39/4 feet
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 5 feet
- 5. 5/12 of the garden
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 22/3 feet
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 9/2 feet
- 10. 2/9 of the garden
- 11. 5/2 feet
- 12. 14/5 feet
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