πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
22/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
53/5 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
6Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Sam builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 4/9 of the garden
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 3/10 of the garden
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 50/3 feet
- 8. 45/4 feet
- 9. 34/5 feet
- 10. 4/15 of the garden
- 11. 1/9 of the garden
- 12. 52/5 feet
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