πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
23/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
43/5 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
5Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/2 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
8Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 3/8 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 3/10 of the garden
- 5. 16/5 feet
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 35/2 feet
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 39/5 feet
- 11. 15 feet
- 12. 64/5 feet
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