πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 48 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
31/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
43/4 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
52/4 of Priya'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 28 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
74/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 18 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9A farm has 24 chickens. 5/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10There are 16 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
112/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
124/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/9 of the garden
- 2. 30 students
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 3/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/8 of the garden
- 6. 7 chickens
- 7. 4/15 of the garden
- 8. 15 students
- 9. 15 chickens
- 10. 14 students
- 11. 5/9 of the garden
- 12. 2/3 of the garden
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