πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Each shelf Leo builds is 3 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Each shelf Leo builds is 3 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Each shelf Maya builds is 1 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
41/3 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 Zoe builds is 1 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Zoe builds is 1 2/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Each shelf Sam builds is 2 1/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
81/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Leo builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
102/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Each shelf Zoe builds is 2 2/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
121/4 of Maya'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. 19 feet
- 2. 13 feet
- 3. 7 feet
- 4. 1/9 of the garden
- 5. 6 feet
- 6. 14/5 feet
- 7. 22/5 feet
- 8. 5/12 of the garden
- 9. 25/2 feet
- 10. 2/9 of the garden
- 11. 16/3 feet
- 12. 1/16 of the garden
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