πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.4c
🥛 Fraction × whole number stories
Multiply a fraction by a whole number
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Painting one wall takes 1/3 of a can of paint. Omar paints 2 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
2Sam runs 1/3 of a mile every day for 2 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
3Each bow uses 1/4 of a yard of ribbon. Leo makes 5 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
4A recipe needs 1/3 of a cup of sugar. Lily makes 5 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
5A recipe needs 1/8 of a cup of sugar. Zoe makes 4 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
6Priya gives each of 6 plants 1/4 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
7Priya runs 1/2 of a mile every day for 3 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
8Each of 6 kids drinks 1/5 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
9Omar runs 1/8 of a mile every day for 4 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
10Painting one wall takes 1/8 of a can of paint. Omar paints 3 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
11Leo gives each of 6 plants 1/8 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
12Painting one wall takes 1/2 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 5 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 2/3 cans
- 2. 2/3 miles
- 3. 5/4 yards
- 4. 5/3 cups
- 5. 1/2 cups
- 6. 3/2 liters
- 7. 3/2 miles
- 8. 6/5 cups
- 9. 1/2 miles
- 10. 3/8 cans
- 11. 3/4 liters
- 12. 5/2 cans
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