πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 16 chickens. 1/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
2There are 8 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
3There are 30 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4Lily's garden is 1 1/3 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
5There are 12 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
6There are 16 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
72/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
103/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11Maya's garden is 2 1/4 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
121/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 chickens
- 2. 2 students
- 3. 5 students
- 4. 1/3 square meters
- 5. 2 students
- 6. 14 students
- 7. 1/2 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 1/15 of the garden
- 10. 1/5 of the garden
- 11. 3 3/4 square meters
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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