πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's garden is 1 1/2 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
2Lily's garden is 2 3/4 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
3Leo has 42 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Priya's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5A farm has 30 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
61/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7There are 45 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
8A farm has 32 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
92/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Zoe has 48 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11There are 24 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12Omar's garden is 1 2/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 1/2 square meters
- 2. 1 3/8 square meters
- 3. 35 stickers
- 4. 1/2 square meters
- 5. 10 chickens
- 6. 1/18 of the garden
- 7. 27 students
- 8. 12 chickens
- 9. 1/5 of the garden
- 10. 30 stickers
- 11. 4 students
- 12. 5/6 square meters
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