πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Maya builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/3 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
5Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Leo builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
72/3 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
81/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Sam builds is 2 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 10 feet
- 3. 25/2 feet
- 4. 1/9 of the garden
- 5. 40/3 feet
- 6. 15/2 feet
- 7. 2/9 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 25/2 feet
- 10. 36/5 feet
- 11. 5 feet
- 12. 1/8 of the garden
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