πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
14/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 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
3Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Priya builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
53/4 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
6Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Priya builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
111/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2/3 of the garden
- 2. 1/8 of the garden
- 3. 15/2 feet
- 4. 13 feet
- 5. 1/2 of the garden
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 33/4 feet
- 8. 7 feet
- 9. 65/4 feet
- 10. 9/2 feet
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 25/2 feet
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