πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 36 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
2Aiden has 30 stickers and puts 2/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
31/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/3 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
5There are 20 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
64/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Priya has 44 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
84/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
91/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/4 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
112/5 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
122/3 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 30 chickens
- 2. 12 stickers
- 3. 1/3 of the garden
- 4. 4/9 of the garden
- 5. 8 students
- 6. 2/5 of the garden
- 7. 11 stickers
- 8. 4/15 of the garden
- 9. 2/15 of the garden
- 10. 1/8 of the garden
- 11. 4/15 of the garden
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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