πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/5 of Leo'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 Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
33/5 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
43/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
74/5 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
8A farm has 18 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
9A farm has 8 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10There are 48 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
112/5 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
12A farm has 30 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/10 of the garden
- 2. 1/30 of the garden
- 3. 9/20 of the garden
- 4. 5/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 1/8 of the garden
- 7. 4/15 of the garden
- 8. 3 chickens
- 9. 2 chickens
- 10. 42 students
- 11. 4/15 of the garden
- 12. 12 chickens
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