πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
23/5 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
3Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
43/5 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
52/3 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
61/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
73/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Lily builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 3/10 of the garden
- 3. 7 feet
- 4. 3/20 of the garden
- 5. 4/9 of the garden
- 6. 1/8 of the garden
- 7. 1/2 of the garden
- 8. 16/3 feet
- 9. 9/2 feet
- 10. 35/3 feet
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 1/15 of the garden
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