πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar's garden is 1 2/3 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
2There are 42 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
31/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/5 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
5Omar's garden is 1 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
6A farm has 40 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
72/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
82/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9A farm has 18 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10Lily has 33 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
112/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Maya's garden is 2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 1/2 square meters
- 2. 35 students
- 3. 1/3 of the garden
- 4. 1/5 of the garden
- 5. 3/4 square meters
- 6. 30 chickens
- 7. 4/9 of the garden
- 8. 4/9 of the garden
- 9. 12 chickens
- 10. 11 stickers
- 11. 2/15 of the garden
- 12. 4 1/8 square meters
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