πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 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
3Each shelf Priya builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
72/4 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
81/5 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
9Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/20 of the garden
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 11 feet
- 4. 32/3 feet
- 5. 1/15 of the garden
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 3/20 of the garden
- 9. 7 feet
- 10. 20/3 feet
- 11. 50/3 feet
- 12. 40/3 feet
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