πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 32 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
2A farm has 32 chickens. 7/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
3A farm has 8 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
41/2 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
51/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/3 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
72/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
82/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9There are 27 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10A farm has 42 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
111/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
122/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 students
- 2. 28 chickens
- 3. 2 chickens
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 1/12 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 3/10 of the garden
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 18 students
- 10. 7 chickens
- 11. 3/8 of the garden
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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