πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 9 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
21/5 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
3A farm has 18 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
41/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 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
62/5 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
71/2 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Zoe has 40 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9A farm has 27 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
103/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/2 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
12There are 48 students in the school band. 7/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 3 chickens
- 2. 1/10 of the garden
- 3. 15 chickens
- 4. 1/12 of the garden
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 24 stickers
- 9. 18 chickens
- 10. 3/8 of the garden
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 42 students
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