πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/5 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
21/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3A farm has 12 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
41/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
54/5 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
6Leo's garden is 2 1/4 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
72/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 16 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9There are 40 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10Aiden'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
11A farm has 20 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12Lily's garden is 1 1/4 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. 1/10 of the garden
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 4 chickens
- 4. 1/24 of the garden
- 5. 2/5 of the garden
- 6. 1 1/2 square meters
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 12 students
- 9. 10 students
- 10. 3 3/8 square meters
- 11. 8 chickens
- 12. 5/8 square meters
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/5th-grade/word-fraction-multiply