πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 32 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3There are 48 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4Omar has 12 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
51/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A farm has 48 chickens. 7/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
71/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9A farm has 9 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
104/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
112/3 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
12Sam has 40 stickers and puts 1/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 24 students
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 16 students
- 4. 8 stickers
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 42 chickens
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 6 chickens
- 10. 4/15 of the garden
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 5 stickers
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