πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 1 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2There are 42 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3Omar has 8 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Priya has 16 stickers and puts 1/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
53/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Sam's garden is 2 1/4 meters long and 1/2 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
7Zoe's garden is 2 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
8A farm has 36 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
91/2 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
101/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Leo has 16 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Lily has 30 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4 2/3 square meters
- 2. 28 students
- 3. 2 stickers
- 4. 2 stickers
- 5. 1/5 of the garden
- 6. 1 1/8 square meters
- 7. 4 square meters
- 8. 9 chickens
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 1/9 of the garden
- 11. 6 stickers
- 12. 20 stickers
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