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
21/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4There are 12 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
52/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/3 of Aiden'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 36 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8A farm has 8 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
9Lily has 32 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
104/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11There are 8 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12A farm has 45 chickens. 1/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 1/10 of the garden
- 3. 1/9 of the garden
- 4. 4 students
- 5. 1/9 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 9 chickens
- 8. 2 chickens
- 9. 20 stickers
- 10. 2/5 of the garden
- 11. 6 students
- 12. 9 chickens
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