πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 48 stickers and puts 1/6 of them in a book. How many stickers go in the book?
Answer: ______________ stickers
2A farm has 9 chickens. 1/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
3There are 25 students in the school band. 1/5 of them play a drum. How many students play a drum?
Answer: ______________ students
4Omar's garden is 1 2/3 meters long and 1 2/3 meters wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
5Lily's garden is 2 2/3 meters long and 2/3 meter wide. Each big square in the picture is 1 square meter. What is the area of the garden?
Answer: ______________ square meters
6A farm has 15 chickens. 2/3 of them are brown. How many chickens are brown?
Answer: ______________ chickens
71/3 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
82/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 3/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
92/4 of Maya's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
101/3 of Omar's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
112/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
123/4 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
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 8 stickers
- 2. 3 chickens
- 3. 5 students
- 4. 2 7/9 square meters
- 5. 1 7/9 square meters
- 6. 10 chickens
- 7. 1/6 of the garden
- 8. 3/10 of the garden
- 9. 1/4 of the garden
- 10. 1/12 of the garden
- 11. 4/9 of the garden
- 12. 3/8 of the garden
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