πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 45 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
21/3 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
3There are 36 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
44/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/3 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
64/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A farm has 40 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
81/5 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
94/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10A farm has 36 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
113/5 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
12A farm has 42 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 30 stickers
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 24 students
- 4. 2/5 of the garden
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 16 chickens
- 8. 1/20 of the garden
- 9. 3/5 of the garden
- 10. 6 chickens
- 11. 1/10 of the garden
- 12. 28 chickens
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