πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 12 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
22/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3A farm has 35 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
42/3 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
53/4 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
62/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Priya has 48 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
81/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
94/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11There are 33 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
122/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 2 chickens
- 2. 5/12 of the garden
- 3. 21 chickens
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 18 stickers
- 8. 2/9 of the garden
- 9. 2/15 of the garden
- 10. 3/16 of the garden
- 11. 22 students
- 12. 1/10 of the garden
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