πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 32 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/2 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
31/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/2 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
51/5 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
61/4 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
72/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
83/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/5 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
103/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11There are 40 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12A farm has 36 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 28 students
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 1/10 of the garden
- 6. 5/24 of the garden
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 3/20 of the garden
- 9. 1/10 of the garden
- 10. 3/10 of the garden
- 11. 24 students
- 12. 30 chickens
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