πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Priya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
124/5 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 44/3 feet
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 15/2 feet
- 6. 1/8 of the garden
- 7. 25/3 feet
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 4 feet
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 12/5 feet
- 12. 3/5 of the garden
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