πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 12 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
2There are 16 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3There are 40 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
42/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Sam has 18 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Zoe has 6 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
71/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/2 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
92/4 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
10There are 15 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
112/4 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
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 9 students
- 2. 6 students
- 3. 25 students
- 4. 4/15 of the garden
- 5. 15 stickers
- 6. 4 stickers
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 9 students
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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