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. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 12 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
32/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
43/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6There are 8 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
7Lily has 15 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
83/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/4 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
10Priya has 30 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
112/3 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
12There are 30 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/16 of the garden
- 2. 3 students
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 1/5 of the garden
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 6 students
- 7. 12 stickers
- 8. 1/5 of the garden
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 18 stickers
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 20 students
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