πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Priya builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
54/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Maya builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
74/5 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
8Each shelf Sam builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 35/2 feet
- 2. 10 feet
- 3. 5 feet
- 4. 9/2 feet
- 5. 4/15 of the garden
- 6. 18/5 feet
- 7. 4/15 of the garden
- 8. 7/2 feet
- 9. 25/4 feet
- 10. 11 feet
- 11. 4/15 of the garden
- 12. 8 feet
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