πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 48 stickers and puts 1/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
21/2 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3There are 44 students in the school band. 3/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4A farm has 30 chickens. 3/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
51/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6Priya has 32 stickers and puts 1/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
71/5 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
81/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/3 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
10Priya has 32 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
113/5 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
12There are 16 students in the school band. 3/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 stickers
- 2. 5/12 of the garden
- 3. 33 students
- 4. 18 chickens
- 5. 1/16 of the garden
- 6. 4 stickers
- 7. 1/10 of the garden
- 8. 1/4 of the garden
- 9. 1/3 of the garden
- 10. 28 stickers
- 11. 1/5 of the garden
- 12. 6 students
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