πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Leo builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Omar builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Leo builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 56/5 feet
- 2. 15 feet
- 3. 7 feet
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 1/16 of the garden
- 8. 40/3 feet
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 7/2 feet
- 11. 48/5 feet
- 12. 18/5 feet
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