πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
13/5 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
23/4 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
32/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
54/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
63/5 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
7Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Each shelf Leo builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Leo builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Lily builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2/5 of the garden
- 2. 9/16 of the garden
- 3. 4/9 of the garden
- 4. 16/3 feet
- 5. 2/15 of the garden
- 6. 3/10 of the garden
- 7. 7 feet
- 8. 51/5 feet
- 9. 1/20 of the garden
- 10. 3/16 of the garden
- 11. 39/5 feet
- 12. 7 feet
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