πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
23/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4A farm has 24 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
51/3 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
61/4 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
72/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Omar has 36 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9There are 45 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10There are 28 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
111/2 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
12There are 30 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. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 3/10 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 20 chickens
- 5. 2/9 of the garden
- 6. 1/8 of the garden
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 9 stickers
- 9. 27 students
- 10. 21 students
- 11. 5/12 of the garden
- 12. 24 students
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