πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Omar builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/2 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
73/5 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
81/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/2 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
11Each shelf Sam builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 14/3 feet
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 21/2 feet
- 5. 21/2 feet
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 9/20 of the garden
- 8. 1/8 of the garden
- 9. 40/3 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 14 feet
- 12. 65/4 feet
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