πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Sam'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
3Aiden has 12 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Omar's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 1 3/4 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Sam has 40 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
6There are 24 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
7There are 16 students in the school band. 1/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
8A farm has 30 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
9A farm has 40 chickens. 4/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
103/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11There are 45 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12Aiden's garden is 1 1/2 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. 5/12 of the garden
- 2. 1 2/3 square meters
- 3. 10 stickers
- 4. 4 2/3 square meters
- 5. 15 stickers
- 6. 21 students
- 7. 2 students
- 8. 5 chickens
- 9. 32 chickens
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 15 students
- 12. 3/4 square meters
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