πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 40 chickens. 2/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
2There are 35 students in the school band. 3/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
31/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
52/4 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
6There are 24 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
73/4 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 30 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9There are 36 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
10Omar has 12 stickers and puts 1/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
113/4 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
122/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 16 chickens
- 2. 21 students
- 3. 1/6 of the garden
- 4. 5/12 of the garden
- 5. 1/4 of the garden
- 6. 20 students
- 7. 3/8 of the garden
- 8. 20 students
- 9. 27 students
- 10. 2 stickers
- 11. 3/8 of the garden
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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