πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Priya builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Each shelf Lily builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
54/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Each shelf Omar builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
73/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Priya builds is 1 3/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
101/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
112/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Zoe builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 44/3 feet
- 2. 25/2 feet
- 3. 20/3 feet
- 4. 40/3 feet
- 5. 4/15 of the garden
- 6. 35/4 feet
- 7. 1/2 of the garden
- 8. 7 feet
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 1/12 of the garden
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 55/3 feet
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