πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
13/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Omar builds is 1 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Priya builds is 3 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/3 of Sam'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 Sam builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Each shelf Priya builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Lily builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
112/5 of Maya'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 Sam builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 4 feet
- 3. 25/4 feet
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 22/3 feet
- 6. 15/4 feet
- 7. 1/9 of the garden
- 8. 48/5 feet
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 15 feet
- 11. 1/5 of the garden
- 12. 35/3 feet
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