πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/2 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
3Omar has 32 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
43/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5A farm has 24 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
6There are 15 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
71/4 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
8Omar has 15 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
91/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10There are 24 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
11There are 36 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12A farm has 18 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/9 of the garden
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 12 stickers
- 4. 1/2 of the garden
- 5. 4 chickens
- 6. 10 students
- 7. 1/12 of the garden
- 8. 10 stickers
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 21 students
- 11. 27 students
- 12. 3 chickens
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