πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 32 chickens. 1/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
21/3 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
31/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/4 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
51/2 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
6There are 18 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
7Zoe has 30 stickers and puts 1/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 42 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
93/5 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
10Priya has 16 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Lily has 28 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
123/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 4 chickens
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 12 students
- 7. 5 stickers
- 8. 35 students
- 9. 3/10 of the garden
- 10. 14 stickers
- 11. 21 stickers
- 12. 9/16 of the garden
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