πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Leo builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/2 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 Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
51/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Sam builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
91/3 of Leo'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 Priya builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Sam builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Each shelf Sam builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 25/2 feet
- 2. 36/5 feet
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 21/2 feet
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 5/2 feet
- 7. 1/5 of the garden
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 15/4 feet
- 12. 45/4 feet
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