πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Omar builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Omar builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
42/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Sam builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/5 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
10Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 21/2 feet
- 2. 21/4 feet
- 3. 45/4 feet
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 57/5 feet
- 6. 35/2 feet
- 7. 14 feet
- 8. 2/15 of the garden
- 9. 2/15 of the garden
- 10. 65/4 feet
- 11. 4 feet
- 12. 9/2 feet
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