πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
22/5 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
31/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/3 of Omar'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 Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/2 of Zoe'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. 5 feet
- 2. 1/5 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 3 feet
- 5. 9/2 feet
- 6. 22/3 feet
- 7. 15/2 feet
- 8. 28/5 feet
- 9. 35/3 feet
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 7 feet
- 12. 1/12 of the garden
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