πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 16 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2Lily has 18 stickers and puts 5/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3There are 32 students in the school band. 1/4 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
41/2 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
53/4 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
61/3 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
7Leo has 24 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
84/5 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
91/2 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
10Omar has 36 stickers and puts 1/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
111/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
121/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 5/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 10 stickers
- 2. 15 stickers
- 3. 8 students
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 3/8 of the garden
- 6. 2/9 of the garden
- 7. 15 stickers
- 8. 2/5 of the garden
- 9. 3/8 of the garden
- 10. 6 stickers
- 11. 1/12 of the garden
- 12. 5/18 of the garden
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