πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 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
2Lily has 10 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3There are 24 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
42/3 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
5Omar's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 1 1/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6Leo's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1 1/2 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
71/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8A farm has 42 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
91/3 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
10Sam has 45 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Omar's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 1 1/2 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12There are 40 students in the school band. 1/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 8 stickers
- 3. 18 students
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 2 2/9 square meters
- 6. 2 1/4 square meters
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 7 chickens
- 9. 2/9 of the garden
- 10. 30 stickers
- 11. 2 1/2 square meters
- 12. 8 students
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