πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/3 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
83/5 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
92/4 of Omar'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 Aiden builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 55/3 feet
- 2. 9/2 feet
- 3. 3/16 of the garden
- 4. 44/3 feet
- 5. 68/5 feet
- 6. 3 feet
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 3/10 of the garden
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 19 feet
- 11. 35/2 feet
- 12. 15 feet
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