πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 27 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2A farm has 10 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
31/2 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
43/4 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
52/4 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/3 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
7A farm has 30 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
83/4 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
93/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10There are 36 students in the school band. 2/3 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
112/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/2 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 18 stickers
- 2. 6 chickens
- 3. 1/3 of the garden
- 4. 1/2 of the garden
- 5. 1/8 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 18 chickens
- 8. 1/2 of the garden
- 9. 1/5 of the garden
- 10. 24 students
- 11. 1/12 of the garden
- 12. 1/4 of the garden
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