πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
13/4 of Lily'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 Priya builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Leo builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
73/4 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
8Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
94/5 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
10Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
113/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/8 of the garden
- 2. 15/2 feet
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 19 feet
- 5. 36/5 feet
- 6. 8 feet
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 21/2 feet
- 9. 2/5 of the garden
- 10. 20/3 feet
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 9 feet
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