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 1/2 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 2 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
2Each of 5 kids drinks 1/2 of a cup of milk. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 1 and 2
- BBetween 2 and 3
- CBetween 3 and 4
- DBetween 4 and 5
3Painting one wall takes 1/5 of a can of paint. Aiden paints 3 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
4Maya runs 1/2 of a mile every day for 5 days. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 1 and 2
- BBetween 2 and 3
- CBetween 3 and 4
- DBetween 4 and 5
5Priya gives each of 7 plants 3/8 of a liter of water. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 1 and 2
- BBetween 2 and 3
- CBetween 3 and 4
- DBetween 4 and 5
6Sam gives each of 6 plants 1/2 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
7A recipe needs 5/8 of a cup of sugar. Sam makes 4 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Each of 6 kids drinks 5/8 of a cup of milk. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 2 and 3
- BBetween 3 and 4
- CBetween 4 and 5
- DBetween 5 and 6
9A recipe needs 1/3 of a cup of sugar. Sam makes 5 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Each bow uses 2/8 of a yard of ribbon. Sam makes 7 bows. 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 2/5 of a yard of ribbon. Sam makes 3 bows. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 0 and 1
- BBetween 1 and 2
- CBetween 2 and 3
- DBetween 3 and 4
12Painting one wall takes 1/8 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 7 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 1 cans
- 2. B (Between 2 and 3)
- 3. 3/5 cans
- 4. B (Between 2 and 3)
- 5. B (Between 2 and 3)
- 6. 3 liters
- 7. 5/2 cups
- 8. B (Between 3 and 4)
- 9. 5/3 cups
- 10. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 11. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 12. 7/8 cans
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