πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
24/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
43/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
82/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Sam builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
113/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5/12 of the garden
- 2. 2/5 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 17 feet
- 7. 36/5 feet
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 55/4 feet
- 11. 9/20 of the garden
- 12. 39/4 feet
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