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. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
22/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Leo has 24 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5There are 32 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
61/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A farm has 40 chickens. 7/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8A farm has 12 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
9A farm has 10 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10There are 36 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
113/4 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
12There are 25 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3 students
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 21 stickers
- 5. 12 students
- 6. 5/24 of the garden
- 7. 35 chickens
- 8. 2 chickens
- 9. 6 chickens
- 10. 27 students
- 11. 5/8 of the garden
- 12. 20 students
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