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 1/4 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
2There are 24 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
31/2 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
4Sam'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
51/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Leo's garden is 2 2/3 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
7Sam has 24 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 40 students in the school band. 4/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9There are 30 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10There are 42 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
111/4 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
12A farm has 10 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3/8 square meters
- 2. 18 students
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 2 square meters
- 5. 1/24 of the garden
- 6. 1 7/9 square meters
- 7. 9 stickers
- 8. 32 students
- 9. 5 students
- 10. 7 students
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 4 chickens
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