πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
22/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
34/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Sam has 18 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5There are 35 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
61/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
72/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 35 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
91/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11A farm has 16 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12There are 40 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 4/15 of the garden
- 3. 8/15 of the garden
- 4. 6 stickers
- 5. 28 students
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 4/9 of the garden
- 8. 14 students
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 1/10 of the garden
- 11. 6 chickens
- 12. 24 students
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