πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Maya has 39 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Sam has 32 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Omar has 33 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 18 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9Priya has 18 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
101/3 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
11A farm has 48 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
122/4 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/6 of the garden
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 3/16 of the garden
- 5. 26 stickers
- 6. 20 stickers
- 7. 22 stickers
- 8. 6 students
- 9. 15 stickers
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 36 chickens
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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