πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe's garden is 2 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
2Zoe has 48 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Omar's garden is 1 1/2 meters long and 1/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
4Sam's garden is 1 3/4 meters long and 1 1/2 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
51/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6There are 24 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
71/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 15 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9There are 40 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
101/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Sam's garden is 2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5/6 square meters
- 2. 36 stickers
- 3. 3/8 square meters
- 4. 2 5/8 square meters
- 5. 1/9 of the garden
- 6. 21 students
- 7. 1/8 of the garden
- 8. 5 students
- 9. 30 students
- 10. 2/9 of the garden
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 1 1/4 square meters
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