πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
2There are 15 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3There are 24 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4There are 45 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5There are 42 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
63/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Omar has 45 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
82/3 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
9There are 15 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
103/4 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
11Aiden has 10 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12There are 40 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 5 students
- 3. 21 students
- 4. 36 students
- 5. 35 students
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 36 stickers
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 6 students
- 10. 9/16 of the garden
- 11. 6 stickers
- 12. 24 students
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