πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
2Each shelf Maya builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Sam builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/4 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
81/3 of Zoe'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 Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 24/5 feet
- 3. 14/3 feet
- 4. 20/3 feet
- 5. 5 feet
- 6. 50/3 feet
- 7. 5/24 of the garden
- 8. 2/9 of the garden
- 9. 15/2 feet
- 10. 15/2 feet
- 11. 45/4 feet
- 12. 22/5 feet
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