πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
22/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Priya builds is 2 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Leo builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Priya builds is 3 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 9/2 feet
- 2. 3/10 of the garden
- 3. 1/3 of the garden
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 28/5 feet
- 7. 36/5 feet
- 8. 48/5 feet
- 9. 1/8 of the garden
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 45/4 feet
- 12. 25/2 feet
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