πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's garden is 1 1/3 meters long and 1/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
21/2 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
3There are 40 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4A farm has 15 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
51/2 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
61/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7There are 12 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
81/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
93/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Leo's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
113/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
124/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4/9 square meters
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 15 students
- 4. 5 chickens
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 1/12 of the garden
- 7. 10 students
- 8. 5/12 of the garden
- 9. 9/20 of the garden
- 10. 1 1/9 square meters
- 11. 3/10 of the garden
- 12. 2/5 of the garden
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