πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/5 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
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
62/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 of Aiden'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 Priya builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 40/3 feet
- 2. 22/3 feet
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 1/5 of the garden
- 5. 56/5 feet
- 6. 1/2 of the garden
- 7. 14/3 feet
- 8. 1/12 of the garden
- 9. 6 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 5 feet
- 12. 1/10 of the garden
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