πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 18 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/3 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
41/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5A farm has 15 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
62/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7There are 42 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
81/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/5 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
102/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Priya has 28 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12A farm has 18 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 15 students
- 2. 1/9 of the garden
- 3. 1/3 of the garden
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 10 chickens
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 7 students
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 2/15 of the garden
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 7 stickers
- 12. 12 chickens
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