πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
42/5 of Maya'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 Zoe builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
61/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
72/5 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
8Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
92/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/4 of Leo'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 Omar builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 32/5 feet
- 2. 50/3 feet
- 3. 36/5 feet
- 4. 2/15 of the garden
- 5. 14/3 feet
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 2/15 of the garden
- 8. 22/5 feet
- 9. 2/9 of the garden
- 10. 42/5 feet
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 16/3 feet
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