πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Lily has 24 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
42/3 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
52/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
63/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A farm has 32 chickens. 5/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8There are 18 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9Sam has 32 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
102/5 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
112/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12There are 48 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 21 stickers
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 1/10 of the garden
- 6. 1/2 of the garden
- 7. 20 chickens
- 8. 6 students
- 9. 8 stickers
- 10. 1/5 of the garden
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 16 students
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