πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
62/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/2 of Priya'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 Aiden builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/4 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
112/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
123/4 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 34/5 feet
- 2. 35/2 feet
- 3. 24/5 feet
- 4. 48/5 feet
- 5. 25/2 feet
- 6. 3/10 of the garden
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 7 feet
- 9. 40/3 feet
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 3/8 of the garden
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