πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/5 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
21/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3There are 15 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4Lily's garden is 1 3/4 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
5Sam's garden is 2 3/4 meters long and 1 2/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6A farm has 48 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
7Omar has 36 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
81/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
93/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
103/4 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
111/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/5 of the garden
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 5 students
- 4. 1 5/16 square meters
- 5. 4 7/12 square meters
- 6. 16 chickens
- 7. 30 stickers
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 2/5 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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