πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
63/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/3 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
82/4 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
9Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
113/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 39/4 feet
- 2. 40/3 feet
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 1/9 of the garden
- 5. 64/5 feet
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 1/9 of the garden
- 8. 5/12 of the garden
- 9. 28/5 feet
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 2/5 of the garden
- 12. 1/18 of the garden
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