πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
63/4 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
71/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Lily builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 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
11Each shelf Priya builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 51/5 feet
- 3. 9/2 feet
- 4. 16/3 feet
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 3/8 of the garden
- 8. 14 feet
- 9. 26/5 feet
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 21/5 feet
- 12. 1/12 of the garden
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