πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.4c
🥛 Fraction × whole number stories
Multiply a fraction by a whole number
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily runs 4/8 of a mile every day for 9 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
2A recipe needs 2/3 of a cup of sugar. Omar makes 5 batches. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 2 and 3
- BBetween 3 and 4
- CBetween 4 and 5
- DBetween 5 and 6
3A recipe needs 5/8 of a cup of sugar. Zoe makes 6 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
4Each bow uses 5/8 of a yard of ribbon. Omar makes 3 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
5Each bow uses 2/4 of a yard of ribbon. Maya makes 5 bows. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 1 and 2
- BBetween 2 and 3
- CBetween 3 and 4
- DBetween 4 and 5
6Painting one wall takes 3/8 of a can of paint. Leo paints 8 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
7Each bow uses 3/8 of a yard of ribbon. Omar makes 9 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
8Zoe gives each of 9 plants 3/4 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
9A recipe needs 1/4 of a cup of sugar. Aiden makes 9 batches. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 1 and 2
- BBetween 2 and 3
- CBetween 3 and 4
- DBetween 4 and 5
10Each of 5 kids drinks 2/8 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
11Leo runs 3/5 of a mile every day for 9 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12Each of 8 kids drinks 1/3 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 9/2 miles
- 2. B (Between 3 and 4)
- 3. 15/4 cups
- 4. 15/8 yards
- 5. B (Between 2 and 3)
- 6. 3 cans
- 7. 27/8 yards
- 8. 27/4 liters
- 9. B (Between 2 and 3)
- 10. 5/4 cups
- 11. 27/5 miles
- 12. 8/3 cups
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