πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Leo builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 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
6Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
74/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 15/2 feet
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 5/2 feet
- 7. 2/5 of the garden
- 8. 15/2 feet
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 1/15 of the garden
- 11. 1/9 of the garden
- 12. 13/2 feet
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