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 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2A farm has 35 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
3There are 24 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
42/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Zoe has 48 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6Lily has 18 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7There are 20 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
8Sam's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 3/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A farm has 36 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10Omar has 27 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11There are 32 students in the school band. 1/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
121/2 of Omar'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. 4 3/8 square meters
- 2. 14 chickens
- 3. 16 students
- 4. 2/9 of the garden
- 5. 30 stickers
- 6. 15 stickers
- 7. 12 students
- 8. 2 square meters
- 9. 27 chickens
- 10. 9 stickers
- 11. 4 students
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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