πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily's garden is 1 3/4 meters long and 1 1/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2There are 48 students in the school band. 1/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3Priya has 35 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
44/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A farm has 35 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
7Lily has 10 stickers and puts 1/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
83/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10Maya has 42 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Zoe's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 1 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
12A farm has 30 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 1/3 square meters
- 2. 6 students
- 3. 14 stickers
- 4. 8/15 of the garden
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 21 chickens
- 7. 2 stickers
- 8. 3/8 of the garden
- 9. 3/8 of the garden
- 10. 35 stickers
- 11. 4 3/8 square meters
- 12. 10 chickens
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