πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 20 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
21/2 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
3Zoe's garden is 1 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
4A farm has 35 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
5There are 15 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
62/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/4 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
8A farm has 48 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
9Sam's garden is 1 1/2 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
10There are 48 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
111/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/2 of Priya'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. 15 stickers
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 2 1/12 square meters
- 4. 14 chickens
- 5. 10 students
- 6. 1/9 of the garden
- 7. 1/8 of the garden
- 8. 36 chickens
- 9. 3/4 square meters
- 10. 30 students
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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