πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2There are 30 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3There are 24 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
41/2 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
5Leo has 42 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
62/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
73/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Aiden has 18 stickers and puts 1/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9There are 24 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10Sam has 35 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11A farm has 35 chickens. 1/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12A farm has 30 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/10 of the garden
- 2. 5 students
- 3. 6 students
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 35 stickers
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 2/5 of the garden
- 8. 3 stickers
- 9. 4 students
- 10. 28 stickers
- 11. 7 chickens
- 12. 5 chickens
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