πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
23/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/5 of Priya'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 Maya builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
103/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
114/5 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
12Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 1/2 of the garden
- 3. 1/15 of the garden
- 4. 9/2 feet
- 5. 50/3 feet
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 40/3 feet
- 9. 6 feet
- 10. 1/2 of the garden
- 11. 2/5 of the garden
- 12. 6 feet
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