πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A recipe uses 1 1/2 cups of flour. Priya makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
42/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5A recipe uses 3 1/3 cups of flour. Zoe makes 3/4 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
6A recipe uses 2 1/5 cups of flour. Lily makes 1/2 of the recipe. How much flour is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
73/5 of Priya'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 Leo builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Maya builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 11/2 feet
- 2. 3/4 cups
- 3. 32/5 feet
- 4. 1/8 of the garden
- 5. 2 1/2 cups
- 6. 1 1/10 cups
- 7. 3/10 of the garden
- 8. 3 feet
- 9. 39/5 feet
- 10. 3/16 of the garden
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 5 feet
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