πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
14/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 12 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
31/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Zoe has 30 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5There are 40 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
6Lily has 42 stickers and puts 1/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Maya has 16 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Sam has 48 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
91/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
104/5 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
11There are 12 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12A farm has 36 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4/15 of the garden
- 2. 9 students
- 3. 1/8 of the garden
- 4. 18 stickers
- 5. 25 students
- 6. 7 stickers
- 7. 12 stickers
- 8. 36 stickers
- 9. 1/9 of the garden
- 10. 2/5 of the garden
- 11. 10 students
- 12. 9 chickens
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