πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 36 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
24/5 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
3Leo has 8 stickers and puts 3/4 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4A farm has 16 chickens. 1/4 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
5A farm has 27 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
61/2 of Leo'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 Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
8Sam's garden is 1 3/4 meters long and 1/2 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
9A farm has 20 chickens. 1/5 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
101/2 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
11A farm has 48 chickens. 1/6 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
12Lily has 16 stickers and puts 5/8 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 27 stickers
- 2. 4/15 of the garden
- 3. 6 stickers
- 4. 4 chickens
- 5. 18 chickens
- 6. 1/4 of the garden
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 7/8 square meters
- 9. 4 chickens
- 10. 1/4 of the garden
- 11. 8 chickens
- 12. 10 stickers
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