πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1There are 30 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
2Zoe has 24 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3A farm has 12 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
4There are 9 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
5There are 33 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
63/5 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
72/3 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
83/5 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
9Zoe has 15 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
102/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
113/4 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 15 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 5 students
- 2. 9 stickers
- 3. 4 chickens
- 4. 3 students
- 5. 22 students
- 6. 1/5 of the garden
- 7. 4/9 of the garden
- 8. 3/20 of the garden
- 9. 9 stickers
- 10. 1/3 of the garden
- 11. 1/8 of the garden
- 12. 9 chickens
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