πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 35 chickens. 4/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
21/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Maya has 24 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
41/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7A farm has 32 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
81/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/5 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
10Omar has 9 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11There are 45 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
121/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 28 chickens
- 2. 1/12 of the garden
- 3. 8 stickers
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 1/2 of the garden
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 12 chickens
- 8. 2/15 of the garden
- 9. 2/15 of the garden
- 10. 6 stickers
- 11. 18 students
- 12. 2/15 of the garden
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