πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has 18 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
21/4 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 3/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
32/4 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
43/4 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
52/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
6A farm has 48 chickens. 7/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
7A farm has 6 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
81/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 2/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9A farm has 48 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
103/5 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
111/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12There are 44 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 15 stickers
- 2. 1/8 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 1/8 of the garden
- 5. 1/12 of the garden
- 6. 42 chickens
- 7. 2 chickens
- 8. 1/9 of the garden
- 9. 12 chickens
- 10. 1/2 of the garden
- 11. 2/15 of the garden
- 12. 11 students
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