πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
73/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 55/3 feet
- 2. 33/5 feet
- 3. 40/3 feet
- 4. 1/10 of the garden
- 5. 2/9 of the garden
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 10 feet
- 9. 1/16 of the garden
- 10. 1/8 of the garden
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 4/15 of the garden
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