πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 30 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
2Priya's garden is 1 3/4 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
3Sam has 30 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Leo has 18 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
51/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Aiden has 24 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
71/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/3 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
9There are 24 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10Lily has 39 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Maya has 40 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
121/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 24 students
- 2. 1 1/6 square meters
- 3. 20 stickers
- 4. 15 stickers
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 18 stickers
- 7. 1/12 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 9 students
- 10. 26 stickers
- 11. 10 stickers
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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