πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
23/4 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
34/5 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
41/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/4 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
6Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 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
81/3 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
9Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
103/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 51/5 feet
- 2. 1/2 of the garden
- 3. 2/5 of the garden
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 68/5 feet
- 7. 3/8 of the garden
- 8. 2/9 of the garden
- 9. 25/2 feet
- 10. 3/10 of the garden
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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