πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Sam builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/3 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
61/5 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
73/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Omar builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 65/4 feet
- 2. 11 feet
- 3. 21/5 feet
- 4. 8/3 feet
- 5. 2/9 of the garden
- 6. 1/15 of the garden
- 7. 9/20 of the garden
- 8. 15/2 feet
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 44/3 feet
- 11. 65/4 feet
- 12. 19 feet
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