πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 9 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
21/3 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
3A farm has 40 chickens. 1/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
42/4 of Maya'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 48 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
61/2 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Omar has 20 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8There are 42 students in the school band. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
92/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
112/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12There are 40 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 6 chickens
- 2. 1/6 of the garden
- 3. 5 chickens
- 4. 1/3 of the garden
- 5. 8 students
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 15 stickers
- 8. 7 students
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 5/24 of the garden
- 11. 1/3 of the garden
- 12. 25 students
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