πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 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
3A farm has 21 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
41/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Zoe has 15 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7There are 20 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
82/5 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
9Priya has 32 stickers and puts 1/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
101/4 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
112/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/10 of the garden
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 7 chickens
- 4. 1/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/12 of the garden
- 6. 5 stickers
- 7. 12 students
- 8. 2/15 of the garden
- 9. 4 stickers
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 4/9 of the garden
- 12. 1/24 of the garden
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