πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
13/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
21/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/5 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
4Sam's garden is 1 1/2 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
53/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A farm has 10 chickens. 1/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
71/4 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8A farm has 44 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
9Aiden's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 3/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
10There are 15 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
11Aiden has 32 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12A farm has 30 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/8 of the garden
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 1/10 of the garden
- 4. 3/4 square meters
- 5. 1/5 of the garden
- 6. 2 chickens
- 7. 1/8 of the garden
- 8. 33 chickens
- 9. 1 7/8 square meters
- 10. 5 students
- 11. 28 stickers
- 12. 5 chickens
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