πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 20 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
24/5 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
3A farm has 24 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
41/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
53/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A farm has 32 chickens. 7/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
74/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
82/3 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
9Aiden has 42 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
101/2 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
11There are 42 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
122/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 15 stickers
- 2. 2/5 of the garden
- 3. 6 chickens
- 4. 1/18 of the garden
- 5. 3/10 of the garden
- 6. 28 chickens
- 7. 3/5 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 35 stickers
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 7 students
- 12. 1/3 of the garden
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