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. Aiden paints 4 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
2A recipe needs 1/2 of a cup of sugar. Aiden makes 2 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
3Each bow uses 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. Leo makes 9 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Painting one wall takes 1/4 of a can of paint. Lily paints 9 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
5Painting one wall takes 1/2 of a can of paint. Aiden paints 5 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
6Each bow uses 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. Priya makes 4 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
7Painting one wall takes 1/2 of a can of paint. Maya paints 9 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
8Painting one wall takes 1/2 of a can of paint. Sam paints 3 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
9Omar runs 5/8 of a mile every day for 2 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
10Zoe gives each of 6 plants 6/8 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
11Zoe runs 7/8 of a mile every day for 9 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12Leo gives each of 3 plants 2/3 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 1 cans
- 2. 1 cups
- 3. 63/8 yards
- 4. 9/4 cans
- 5. 5/2 cans
- 6. 7/2 yards
- 7. 9/2 cans
- 8. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 9. 5/4 miles
- 10. 9/2 liters
- 11. 63/8 miles
- 12. 2 liters
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