πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 24 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
2Lily has 45 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
31/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
53/4 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
6Lily has 8 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7Maya has 40 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 48 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
94/5 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
101/5 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
11A farm has 32 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12There are 12 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 20 students
- 2. 30 stickers
- 3. 5/18 of the garden
- 4. 1/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 6 stickers
- 7. 32 stickers
- 8. 42 students
- 9. 2/5 of the garden
- 10. 1/10 of the garden
- 11. 12 chickens
- 12. 9 students
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