πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 32 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2A farm has 15 chickens. 1/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
3There are 36 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4A farm has 18 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
54/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 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. 1/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
72/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 15 students in the school band. 1/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
93/5 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
101/4 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
111/2 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 24 stickers
- 2. 3 chickens
- 3. 30 students
- 4. 6 chickens
- 5. 3/5 of the garden
- 6. 4 students
- 7. 2/15 of the garden
- 8. 5 students
- 9. 3/10 of the garden
- 10. 1/8 of the garden
- 11. 1/4 of the garden
- 12. 1/10 of the garden
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