πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/3 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
3Zoe has 35 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4There are 30 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
52/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A farm has 12 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
71/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Leo has 24 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
91/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
103/5 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
11Sam has 48 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
121/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 14 stickers
- 4. 25 students
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 3 chickens
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 6 stickers
- 9. 1/24 of the garden
- 10. 3/10 of the garden
- 11. 32 stickers
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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