πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo'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
2There are 27 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
31/2 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4Priya's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 1 1/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Aiden'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
6A farm has 24 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
7A farm has 27 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8Sam has 45 stickers and puts 1/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
93/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
103/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Zoe's garden is 2 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
12Zoe's garden is 2 2/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2/3 square meters
- 2. 9 students
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 2 1/12 square meters
- 5. 4 3/8 square meters
- 6. 6 chickens
- 7. 9 chickens
- 8. 9 stickers
- 9. 3/8 of the garden
- 10. 1/10 of the garden
- 11. 4 square meters
- 12. 1 1/3 square meters
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