πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 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
2A farm has 35 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
3Zoe has 16 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
43/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/3 of Omar'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 40 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
71/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 36 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
92/3 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
10There are 48 students in the school band. 1/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
11Maya has 45 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Aiden has 48 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 21 chickens
- 3. 4 stickers
- 4. 1/5 of the garden
- 5. 2/9 of the garden
- 6. 30 students
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 27 students
- 9. 2/9 of the garden
- 10. 6 students
- 11. 36 stickers
- 12. 12 stickers
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