πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
31/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
44/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/3 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
61/3 of Aiden'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 Omar builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Sam builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Priya builds is 1 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 35/3 feet
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 5/12 of the garden
- 4. 2/3 of the garden
- 5. 1/9 of the garden
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 51/5 feet
- 8. 2/15 of the garden
- 9. 17 feet
- 10. 35/2 feet
- 11. 15/2 feet
- 12. 1/8 of the garden
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