πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 48 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
21/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4There are 36 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5There are 25 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
61/2 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
73/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
81/3 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
9A farm has 48 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10Zoe's garden is 1 1/3 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
11A farm has 30 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12Maya's garden is 1 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. 40 students
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 3/16 of the garden
- 4. 30 students
- 5. 10 students
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 3/10 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 18 chickens
- 10. 2 2/9 square meters
- 11. 5 chickens
- 12. 5/6 square meters
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