πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/5 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
4Each shelf Lily builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Priya builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 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
10Each shelf Priya builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 35/2 feet
- 3. 1/5 of the garden
- 4. 39/5 feet
- 5. 3/8 of the garden
- 6. 57/5 feet
- 7. 5/2 feet
- 8. 76/5 feet
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 68/5 feet
- 11. 15/2 feet
- 12. 14/5 feet
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