πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 20 students in the school band. 1/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/2 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
32/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5There are 48 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
6Leo's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
72/5 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
8Aiden has 12 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9Leo's garden is 1 1/3 meters long and 1 2/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
102/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Maya'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
12Omar's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 1/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4 students
- 2. 1/3 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 5/9 of the garden
- 5. 8 students
- 6. 3 1/3 square meters
- 7. 1/5 of the garden
- 8. 8 stickers
- 9. 2 2/9 square meters
- 10. 5/9 of the garden
- 11. 1 1/9 square meters
- 12. 2/3 square meters
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