πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2A farm has 20 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
31/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4A farm has 35 chickens. 4/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
52/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Priya has 45 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
71/4 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
8There are 18 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
91/3 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
101/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11There are 42 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
122/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 5 chickens
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 28 chickens
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 27 stickers
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 6 students
- 9. 1/9 of the garden
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 14 students
- 12. 1/5 of the garden
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