πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's garden is 1 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
21/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3There are 8 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4A farm has 18 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
51/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Maya's garden is 1 1/3 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
8Zoe's garden is 1 3/4 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
9Maya's garden is 1 1/3 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
10There are 12 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
11Priya's garden is 1 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
12Sam has 36 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 1/4 square meters
- 2. 1/4 of the garden
- 3. 2 students
- 4. 3 chickens
- 5. 1/12 of the garden
- 6. 1/9 of the garden
- 7. 2/3 square meters
- 8. 7/12 square meters
- 9. 2 square meters
- 10. 2 students
- 11. 2 1/4 square meters
- 12. 9 stickers
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