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 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
63/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
72/3 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
81/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
93/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Maya builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
122/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 32/5 feet
- 2. 3 feet
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 14/3 feet
- 5. 72/5 feet
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 1/10 of the garden
- 10. 15 feet
- 11. 15/2 feet
- 12. 2/9 of the garden
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