πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/3 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
7Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 7/2 feet
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 1/2 of the garden
- 4. 1/5 of the garden
- 5. 1/20 of the garden
- 6. 1/9 of the garden
- 7. 13/2 feet
- 8. 7 feet
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 1/8 of the garden
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 39/4 feet
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