πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
2There are 24 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
32/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/2 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
5Zoe has 40 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
61/3 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
7There are 15 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
8There are 40 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
91/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/2 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
11There are 44 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12A farm has 27 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 4 students
- 3. 1/2 of the garden
- 4. 3/8 of the garden
- 5. 35 stickers
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 6 students
- 8. 25 students
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 11 students
- 12. 18 chickens
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