πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/3 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
42/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
54/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Leo builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/4 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
81/3 of Leo'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 Maya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
123/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 15/2 feet
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 1/9 of the garden
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 2/3 of the garden
- 6. 10/3 feet
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 4/9 of the garden
- 10. 16/3 feet
- 11. 22/3 feet
- 12. 3/10 of the garden
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