πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Lily builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Omar builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/3 of Maya'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. 19 feet
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 2/9 of the garden
- 4. 40/3 feet
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 20/3 feet
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 22/3 feet
- 9. 21/4 feet
- 10. 25/3 feet
- 11. 15/4 feet
- 12. 1/2 of the garden
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