πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Priya builds is 2 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
43/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Lily builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Maya builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Leo builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/3 of Lily'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 Priya builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 15/2 feet
- 3. 13 feet
- 4. 9/20 of the garden
- 5. 7/2 feet
- 6. 22/3 feet
- 7. 18/5 feet
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 21/2 feet
- 10. 24/5 feet
- 11. 4/9 of the garden
- 12. 14 feet
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