πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 16 stickers and puts 3/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Lily has 48 stickers and puts 1/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
31/2 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
44/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5There are 30 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
6Omar has 10 stickers and puts 4/5 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
72/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8There are 32 students in the school band. 5/8 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
9A farm has 30 chickens. 5/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
101/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/5 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
123/5 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 6 stickers
- 2. 6 stickers
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 2/5 of the garden
- 5. 12 students
- 6. 8 stickers
- 7. 1/4 of the garden
- 8. 20 students
- 9. 25 chickens
- 10. 1/9 of the garden
- 11. 3/20 of the garden
- 12. 3/20 of the garden
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