πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 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
33/4 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
41/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/3 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
61/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7There are 32 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
82/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Lily has 32 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11A farm has 36 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12There are 40 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4/9 of the garden
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 1/2 of the garden
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 1/15 of the garden
- 7. 20 students
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 20 stickers
- 11. 9 chickens
- 12. 10 students
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