πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 42 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Leo's garden is 2 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
61/2 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
71/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
82/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Maya's garden is 1 1/4 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
10Priya has 25 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11A farm has 40 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12A farm has 40 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 7 students
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 1/12 of the garden
- 4. 1/9 of the garden
- 5. 3 8/9 square meters
- 6. 1/6 of the garden
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 2 1/12 square meters
- 10. 10 stickers
- 11. 10 chickens
- 12. 15 chickens
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