πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 48 students in the school band. 1/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 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
4A farm has 40 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
52/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Lily has 48 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
91/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
103/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
113/4 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
12A farm has 32 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 6 students
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 24 chickens
- 5. 1/2 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 1/10 of the garden
- 8. 32 stickers
- 9. 3/8 of the garden
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 3/16 of the garden
- 12. 8 chickens
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