πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Zoe's garden is 2 1/2 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
3There are 40 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
41/3 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
5There are 33 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
6Aiden has 36 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7There are 15 students in the school band. 1/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
8Aiden's garden is 1 1/2 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
92/3 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
101/3 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
11Zoe has 33 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
121/4 of Omar'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. 3/8 of the garden
- 2. 1 2/3 square meters
- 3. 30 students
- 4. 2/9 of the garden
- 5. 22 students
- 6. 27 stickers
- 7. 3 students
- 8. 1 square meters
- 9. 4/9 of the garden
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 22 stickers
- 12. 1/12 of the garden
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