πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 15 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2A farm has 20 chickens. 3/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
3There are 16 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
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
51/3 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
64/5 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
72/4 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
82/4 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
91/4 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
10A farm has 27 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
11A farm has 36 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
121/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 12 stickers
- 2. 15 chickens
- 3. 4 students
- 4. 1/6 of the garden
- 5. 1/9 of the garden
- 6. 3/5 of the garden
- 7. 1/3 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 1/8 of the garden
- 10. 9 chickens
- 11. 12 chickens
- 12. 1/12 of the garden
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