πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Maya builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Maya builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Priya builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
62/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
72/4 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
81/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Lily builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 14/3 feet
- 2. 42/5 feet
- 3. 52/5 feet
- 4. 52/5 feet
- 5. 5 feet
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 36/5 feet
- 10. 3 feet
- 11. 22/3 feet
- 12. 35/2 feet
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