πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Lily builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
32/4 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
41/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Omar builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Lily builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
92/5 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
10Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 28/5 feet
- 6. 22/5 feet
- 7. 2/9 of the garden
- 8. 36/5 feet
- 9. 1/5 of the garden
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 45/4 feet
- 12. 3/8 of the garden
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