πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Maya builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/3 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
41/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/3 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
6Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Lily builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
92/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Omar builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/15 of the garden
- 2. 32/3 feet
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 2/9 of the garden
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 15/2 feet
- 7. 57/5 feet
- 8. 15/2 feet
- 9. 1/5 of the garden
- 10. 5/12 of the garden
- 11. 11 feet
- 12. 14/3 feet
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