πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
53/4 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
6Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
82/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
94/5 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
10Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5 feet
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 44/5 feet
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 3/8 of the garden
- 6. 44/5 feet
- 7. 7 feet
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 4/15 of the garden
- 10. 39/5 feet
- 11. 36/5 feet
- 12. 10 feet
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