πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 16 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
23/5 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
31/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 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 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
7There are 48 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
83/5 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
9A farm has 48 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10There are 35 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
111/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 12 chickens
- 2. 3/10 of the garden
- 3. 1/24 of the garden
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 27 students
- 6. 3/8 of the garden
- 7. 32 students
- 8. 3/10 of the garden
- 9. 8 chickens
- 10. 21 students
- 11. 1/12 of the garden
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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