πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
22/3 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
31/2 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
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/3 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
7Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
82/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Omar builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 19 feet
- 2. 2/9 of the garden
- 3. 1/3 of the garden
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 8/3 feet
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 35/2 feet
- 8. 1/2 of the garden
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 28/5 feet
- 11. 4/9 of the garden
- 12. 52/5 feet
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