πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has 48 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
2Sam has 48 stickers and puts 7/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Sam has 20 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
41/2 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
54/5 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
62/3 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
71/2 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
81/4 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9A farm has 20 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
10A farm has 16 chickens. 1/8 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
11Aiden has 39 stickers and puts 1/3 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
121/3 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 chickens
- 2. 42 stickers
- 3. 15 stickers
- 4. 1/4 of the garden
- 5. 2/5 of the garden
- 6. 1/3 of the garden
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 1/6 of the garden
- 9. 5 chickens
- 10. 2 chickens
- 11. 13 stickers
- 12. 1/9 of the garden
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