πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
23/5 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
31/2 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
43/4 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
5Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Sam builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Lily builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/8 of the garden
- 2. 2/5 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 10/3 feet
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 56/5 feet
- 8. 1/18 of the garden
- 9. 8/3 feet
- 10. 6 feet
- 11. 7 feet
- 12. 10 feet
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