πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 40 stickers and puts 1/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Aiden has 44 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
31/3 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
41/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5A farm has 32 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
6There are 20 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
7There are 25 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
8There are 18 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
91/5 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
10Lily has 12 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
112/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
122/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 stickers
- 2. 33 stickers
- 3. 1/18 of the garden
- 4. 1/24 of the garden
- 5. 8 chickens
- 6. 15 students
- 7. 10 students
- 8. 6 students
- 9. 1/10 of the garden
- 10. 10 stickers
- 11. 1/9 of the garden
- 12. 2/9 of the garden
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