πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 12 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/2 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
3There are 24 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
41/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Lily has 10 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
61/5 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
7A farm has 18 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8Omar has 30 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
91/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
102/3 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
111/5 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
121/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 students
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 18 students
- 4. 3/20 of the garden
- 5. 8 stickers
- 6. 1/10 of the garden
- 7. 3 chickens
- 8. 25 stickers
- 9. 3/20 of the garden
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 1/15 of the garden
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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