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 2/5 of a can of paint. Sam paints 5 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
2Painting one wall takes 2/5 of a can of paint. Lily paints 3 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
3Priya gives each of 4 plants 1/8 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
4Each bow uses 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. Priya makes 6 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Leo gives each of 2 plants 1/4 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
6A recipe needs 2/3 of a cup of sugar. Lily makes 5 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
7A recipe needs 1/2 of a cup of sugar. Omar makes 4 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Each bow uses 1/5 of a yard of ribbon. Aiden makes 5 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
9Leo gives each of 5 plants 2/4 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
10Each bow uses 1/8 of a yard of ribbon. Zoe makes 3 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
11A recipe needs 1/2 of a cup of sugar. Aiden makes 6 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
12A recipe needs 2/3 of a cup of sugar. Zoe makes 4 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 2 cans
- 2. 6/5 cans
- 3. 1/2 liters
- 4. 4 yards
- 5. 1/2 liters
- 6. 10/3 cups
- 7. 2 cups
- 8. 1 yards
- 9. 5/2 liters
- 10. 3/8 yards
- 11. 3 cups
- 12. 8/3 cups
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