πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 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
3Each shelf Leo builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Priya builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2/15 of the garden
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 15/2 feet
- 4. 9/2 feet
- 5. 39/4 feet
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 40/3 feet
- 8. 1/12 of the garden
- 9. 1/9 of the garden
- 10. 32/3 feet
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 56/5 feet
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