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 1/4 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 6 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
2Each of 2 kids drinks 2/3 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
3A recipe needs 1/2 of a cup of sugar. Lily makes 6 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
4Aiden runs 1/2 of a mile every day for 9 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
5Each of 9 kids drinks 1/2 of a cup of milk. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 3 and 4
- BBetween 4 and 5
- CBetween 5 and 6
- DBetween 6 and 7
6Each bow uses 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. Aiden makes 5 bows. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 2 and 3
- BBetween 3 and 4
- CBetween 4 and 5
- DBetween 5 and 6
7Each bow uses 1/3 of a yard of ribbon. Sam makes 7 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Leo gives each of 5 plants 1/3 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Each bow uses 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. Maya makes 3 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
10Painting one wall takes 3/4 of a can of paint. Leo paints 8 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
11Each bow uses 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. Sam makes 7 bows. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 2 and 3
- BBetween 3 and 4
- CBetween 4 and 5
- DBetween 5 and 6
12Painting one wall takes 3/5 of a can of paint. Maya paints 7 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
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 2. 4/3 cups
- 3. 3 cups
- 4. 9/2 miles
- 5. B (Between 4 and 5)
- 6. B (Between 3 and 4)
- 7. 7/3 yards
- 8. 5/3 liters
- 9. 2 yards
- 10. 6 cans
- 11. B (Between 3 and 4)
- 12. B (Between 4 and 5)
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