πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/2 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
8Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
93/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Priya builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
114/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
122/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 9/2 feet
- 2. 1/8 of the garden
- 3. 1/10 of the garden
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 8/3 feet
- 6. 3 feet
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 14/3 feet
- 9. 3/8 of the garden
- 10. 14 feet
- 11. 8/15 of the garden
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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