πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 40 students in the school band. 1/4 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
3Zoe'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
4There are 33 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5Sam's garden is 1 1/3 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
6Maya's garden is 2 1/2 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
7Aiden has 16 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8A farm has 36 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
9A farm has 36 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
101/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Maya has 27 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Leo has 12 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 students
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 2 5/8 square meters
- 4. 11 students
- 5. 1 7/9 square meters
- 6. 3 3/4 square meters
- 7. 12 stickers
- 8. 24 chickens
- 9. 6 chickens
- 10. 1/8 of the garden
- 11. 18 stickers
- 12. 4 stickers
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