πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 15 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
21/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
33/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/5 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
51/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Sam has 24 stickers and puts 1/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
71/3 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
8A farm has 45 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
91/4 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
101/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11A farm has 24 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12Omar has 48 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5 chickens
- 2. 1/8 of the garden
- 3. 1/2 of the garden
- 4. 1/5 of the garden
- 5. 1/3 of the garden
- 6. 3 stickers
- 7. 1/9 of the garden
- 8. 15 chickens
- 9. 1/12 of the garden
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 4 chickens
- 12. 32 stickers
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