πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
43/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
62/3 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
7Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Priya builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
92/3 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
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Leo builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 21/2 feet
- 2. 57/5 feet
- 3. 5 feet
- 4. 9/20 of the garden
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 21/2 feet
- 8. 11/2 feet
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 75/4 feet
- 11. 55/4 feet
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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