πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 30 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
31/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/3 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
6There are 21 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
7A farm has 48 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
83/4 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
94/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/2 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
11A farm has 24 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12A farm has 32 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/12 of the garden
- 2. 10 students
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 1/2 of the garden
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 14 students
- 7. 16 chickens
- 8. 1/2 of the garden
- 9. 8/15 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 18 chickens
- 12. 8 chickens
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