πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Aiden builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
21/2 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
31/4 of Omar'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 Leo builds is 1 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
64/5 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
7Each shelf Maya builds is 2 2/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Omar builds is 3 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Each shelf Lily builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5 feet
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 25/3 feet
- 5. 6 feet
- 6. 4/15 of the garden
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 14 feet
- 11. 11/2 feet
- 12. 5/18 of the garden
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