πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 16 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
24/5 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
3A farm has 24 chickens. 5/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
41/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5There are 36 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
63/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/3 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
81/2 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
91/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/3 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
11Priya has 15 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
122/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 6 stickers
- 2. 2/5 of the garden
- 3. 15 chickens
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 27 students
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 1/6 of the garden
- 11. 12 stickers
- 12. 2/15 of the garden
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