πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 6 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
32/4 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
4A farm has 30 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
52/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
63/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Aiden has 30 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 15 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9A farm has 28 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10There are 25 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
111/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12A farm has 15 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/20 of the garden
- 2. 4 students
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 18 chickens
- 5. 1/15 of the garden
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 18 stickers
- 8. 5 students
- 9. 7 chickens
- 10. 20 students
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 10 chickens
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