πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Maya has 40 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
31/2 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
4There are 18 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5Aiden has 32 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
61/3 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
7A farm has 48 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
82/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9There are 15 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
101/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
112/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 10 stickers
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 3 students
- 5. 12 stickers
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 36 chickens
- 8. 2/9 of the garden
- 9. 10 students
- 10. 1/18 of the garden
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 2/9 of the garden
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