πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 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
3Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Sam builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Sam builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
63/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
73/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Lily builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/3 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
12Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 55/4 feet
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 51/5 feet
- 4. 52/5 feet
- 5. 55/4 feet
- 6. 1/2 of the garden
- 7. 3/10 of the garden
- 8. 24/5 feet
- 9. 36/5 feet
- 10. 9/2 feet
- 11. 2/9 of the garden
- 12. 40/3 feet
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