πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/4 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
42/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
53/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
74/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/4 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
11Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 40/3 feet
- 2. 11 feet
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 3/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/5 of the garden
- 6. 8 feet
- 7. 2/15 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 14/5 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 24/5 feet
- 12. 6 feet
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