πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has 20 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
22/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
4A farm has 48 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
52/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6There are 18 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
7There are 6 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
82/5 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
9A farm has 42 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
102/3 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
111/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12A farm has 30 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 stickers
- 2. 1/10 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 40 chickens
- 5. 3/10 of the garden
- 6. 12 students
- 7. 2 students
- 8. 1/5 of the garden
- 9. 14 chickens
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 3/20 of the garden
- 12. 18 chickens
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