πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 16 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3A farm has 45 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
42/3 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
53/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Sam has 36 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
71/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/3 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
9There are 36 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10A farm has 15 chickens. 1/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
11There are 48 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
121/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 6 students
- 2. 1/9 of the garden
- 3. 18 chickens
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 3/20 of the garden
- 6. 12 stickers
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 12 students
- 10. 3 chickens
- 11. 30 students
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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