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 5 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
2A recipe needs 2/8 of a cup of sugar. Omar makes 2 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Leo gives each of 3 plants 3/8 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
4Painting one wall takes 3/8 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 6 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
5Painting one wall takes 2/8 of a can of paint. Sam paints 4 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
6Zoe runs 2/5 of a mile every day for 5 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
7Leo runs 7/8 of a mile every day for 3 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
8Maya gives each of 3 plants 4/5 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Each bow uses 1/3 of a yard of ribbon. Omar makes 5 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Each bow uses 1/3 of a yard of ribbon. Priya makes 2 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
11Lily runs 4/8 of a mile every day for 5 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12A recipe needs 1/2 of a cup of sugar. Priya makes 2 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 5/3 cans
- 2. 1/2 cups
- 3. 9/8 liters
- 4. 9/4 cans
- 5. 1 cans
- 6. 2 miles
- 7. 21/8 miles
- 8. 12/5 liters
- 9. 5/3 yards
- 10. 2/3 yards
- 11. 5/2 miles
- 12. 1 cups
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