πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam's garden is 1 1/2 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
2Zoe's garden is 2 1/2 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
3Aiden's garden is 2 1/4 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
4A farm has 18 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
5There are 48 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
6Leo has 21 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7A farm has 20 chickens. 1/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8Zoe's garden is 2 1/2 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
91/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10A farm has 24 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
111/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12There are 25 students in the school band. 1/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/2 square meters
- 2. 1 7/8 square meters
- 3. 3 3/8 square meters
- 4. 6 chickens
- 5. 18 students
- 6. 14 stickers
- 7. 4 chickens
- 8. 1 2/3 square meters
- 9. 1/9 of the garden
- 10. 20 chickens
- 11. 1/10 of the garden
- 12. 5 students
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