πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Priya builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
22/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/3 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
4Each shelf Lily builds is 3 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Omar builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
73/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/4 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
9Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Sam builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 44/3 feet
- 2. 2/9 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 21/2 feet
- 5. 24/5 feet
- 6. 9 feet
- 7. 9/16 of the garden
- 8. 1/8 of the garden
- 9. 5 feet
- 10. 27/5 feet
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 1/30 of the garden
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