πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.4c
🥛 Fraction × whole number stories
Multiply a fraction by a whole number
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A recipe needs 1/2 of a cup of sugar. Lily makes 8 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
2Painting one wall takes 6/8 of a can of paint. Maya paints 6 walls. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 3 and 4
- BBetween 4 and 5
- CBetween 5 and 6
- DBetween 6 and 7
3A recipe needs 2/4 of a cup of sugar. Omar makes 4 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
4Painting one wall takes 1/3 of a can of paint. Leo paints 8 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
5Each bow uses 4/8 of a yard of ribbon. Maya makes 7 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Each of 4 kids drinks 2/8 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
7Painting one wall takes 1/3 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 4 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
8A recipe needs 4/8 of a cup of sugar. Sam makes 2 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
9A recipe needs 3/4 of a cup of sugar. Zoe makes 6 batches. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 3 and 4
- BBetween 4 and 5
- CBetween 5 and 6
- DBetween 6 and 7
10Painting one wall takes 3/8 of a can of paint. Sam paints 5 walls. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 0 and 1
- BBetween 1 and 2
- CBetween 2 and 3
- DBetween 3 and 4
11Each bow uses 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. Leo makes 2 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
12Each bow uses 1/3 of a yard of ribbon. Leo makes 5 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 4 cups
- 2. B (Between 4 and 5)
- 3. 2 cups
- 4. 8/3 cans
- 5. 7/2 yards
- 6. 1 cups
- 7. 4/3 cans
- 8. 1 cups
- 9. B (Between 4 and 5)
- 10. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 11. 1 yards
- 12. 5/3 yards
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