πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/5 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
23/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3There are 40 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4There are 24 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
51/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A farm has 24 chickens. 1/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
71/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/4 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
9Zoe has 44 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10A farm has 36 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
112/3 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
12Omar has 36 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/5 of the garden
- 2. 1/2 of the garden
- 3. 25 students
- 4. 6 students
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 3 chickens
- 7. 3/8 of the garden
- 8. 1/8 of the garden
- 9. 11 stickers
- 10. 9 chickens
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 24 stickers
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