πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
12/4 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
24/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/3 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
4Omar has 27 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
51/2 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
6A farm has 16 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
7Leo has 40 stickers and puts 3/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
81/2 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
93/4 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
10A farm has 40 chickens. 3/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
111/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12A farm has 18 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/4 of the garden
- 2. 2/5 of the garden
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 9 stickers
- 5. 1/6 of the garden
- 6. 6 chickens
- 7. 24 stickers
- 8. 5/12 of the garden
- 9. 3/16 of the garden
- 10. 15 chickens
- 11. 1/6 of the garden
- 12. 3 chickens
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