πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 20 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3A farm has 36 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
4A farm has 12 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
5Zoe has 30 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
64/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/4 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
81/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9A farm has 25 chickens. 4/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
104/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11A farm has 36 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
123/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 15 students
- 3. 27 chickens
- 4. 9 chickens
- 5. 25 stickers
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 1/8 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 20 chickens
- 10. 3/5 of the garden
- 11. 12 chickens
- 12. 5/8 of the garden
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