πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 36 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
22/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/3 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
4There are 40 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5Lily has 33 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
64/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Leo has 40 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
82/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/4 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
101/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12There are 16 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 12 students
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 35 students
- 5. 22 stickers
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 32 stickers
- 8. 3/10 of the garden
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 6 students
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