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. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3There are 30 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
42/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Sam has 25 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
63/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A farm has 16 chickens. 1/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8A farm has 18 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
91/2 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
10A farm has 24 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
114/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12There are 24 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 24 students
- 4. 1/12 of the garden
- 5. 10 stickers
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 2 chickens
- 8. 15 chickens
- 9. 3/8 of the garden
- 10. 16 chickens
- 11. 8/15 of the garden
- 12. 8 students
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