πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Priya builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 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
4Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Sam builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/2 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
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
113/5 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
12Each shelf Maya builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 15/2 feet
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 3/8 of the garden
- 4. 5/2 feet
- 5. 5 feet
- 6. 35/2 feet
- 7. 26/5 feet
- 8. 18/5 feet
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 11 feet
- 11. 1/10 of the garden
- 12. 28/5 feet
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