πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
23/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
52/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/5 of Zoe'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 Omar builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
124/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 1/2 of the garden
- 3. 5/12 of the garden
- 4. 45/4 feet
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 22/3 feet
- 7. 1/8 of the garden
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 1/10 of the garden
- 10. 21/2 feet
- 11. 16 feet
- 12. 8/15 of the garden
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