πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 48 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
2There are 32 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3Maya has 36 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
41/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6There are 15 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
72/5 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
81/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9A farm has 12 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
101/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 16 students
- 2. 28 students
- 3. 30 stickers
- 4. 3/20 of the garden
- 5. 2/9 of the garden
- 6. 6 students
- 7. 3/10 of the garden
- 8. 1/10 of the garden
- 9. 9 chickens
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 2/15 of the garden
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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