πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Maya builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Priya builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
34/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
43/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Omar builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
63/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Lily builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 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
111/2 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
12Each shelf Zoe 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. 17 feet
- 3. 2/5 of the garden
- 4. 5/8 of the garden
- 5. 7/2 feet
- 6. 9/16 of the garden
- 7. 1/9 of the garden
- 8. 35/2 feet
- 9. 55/3 feet
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 6 feet
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