πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Aiden has 48 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3There are 18 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4Aiden has 32 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5There are 21 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
6Maya has 24 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
7A farm has 35 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
81/5 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
94/5 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
102/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/5 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
12Priya has 25 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/15 of the garden
- 2. 40 stickers
- 3. 15 students
- 4. 12 stickers
- 5. 7 students
- 6. 21 stickers
- 7. 21 chickens
- 8. 2/15 of the garden
- 9. 2/5 of the garden
- 10. 1/9 of the garden
- 11. 1/10 of the garden
- 12. 10 stickers
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