πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 33 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
22/4 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
31/3 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
41/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
51/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
61/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
71/3 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Maya has 15 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
9A farm has 36 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
101/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11There are 40 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
12A farm has 40 chickens. 5/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 11 stickers
- 2. 3/8 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 5/12 of the garden
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 5/18 of the garden
- 7. 1/9 of the garden
- 8. 6 stickers
- 9. 12 chickens
- 10. 1/20 of the garden
- 11. 16 students
- 12. 25 chickens
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