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