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. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 30 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3There are 35 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4There are 27 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5A farm has 48 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
61/4 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
73/5 of Lily'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 48 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
93/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10A farm has 42 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
11There are 40 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
121/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 5 students
- 3. 28 students
- 4. 18 students
- 5. 8 chickens
- 6. 1/12 of the garden
- 7. 1/5 of the garden
- 8. 40 chickens
- 9. 3/10 of the garden
- 10. 28 chickens
- 11. 25 students
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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