πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/3 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
4Aiden has 15 stickers and puts 1/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5Sam has 20 stickers and puts 1/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
64/5 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
7There are 40 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
81/3 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
9There are 6 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
101/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/5 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
12A farm has 40 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/24 of the garden
- 2. 5/12 of the garden
- 3. 1/18 of the garden
- 4. 3 stickers
- 5. 4 stickers
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 16 students
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 2 students
- 10. 2/15 of the garden
- 11. 1/10 of the garden
- 12. 15 chickens
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