πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 42 stickers and puts 2/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
22/5 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
31/2 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
4Sam has 12 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
5A farm has 12 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
61/2 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
7A farm has 40 chickens. 1/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
8There are 12 students in the school band. 5/6 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
91/3 of Zoe's garden is vegetables. 2/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
10There are 15 students in the school band. 2/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
114/5 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
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 28 stickers
- 2. 1/5 of the garden
- 3. 1/4 of the garden
- 4. 10 stickers
- 5. 3 chickens
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 5 chickens
- 8. 10 students
- 9. 1/6 of the garden
- 10. 6 students
- 11. 2/5 of the garden
- 12. 1/6 of the garden
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