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. Omar paints 2 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
2Painting one wall takes 1/4 of a can of paint. Aiden paints 2 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
3Painting one wall takes 3/5 of a can of paint. Maya paints 7 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
4Each of 5 kids drinks 1/3 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
5Each bow uses 1/3 of a yard of ribbon. Maya makes 6 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Painting one wall takes 4/5 of a can of paint. Maya paints 2 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
7A recipe needs 4/8 of a cup of sugar. Maya makes 2 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Lily gives each of 3 plants 3/4 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Maya gives each of 2 plants 3/5 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
10Zoe runs 3/5 of a mile every day for 5 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
11Priya runs 3/5 of a mile every day for 8 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
12Priya runs 3/5 of a mile every day for 4 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
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 1 cans
- 2. 1/2 cans
- 3. 21/5 cans
- 4. 5/3 cups
- 5. 2 yards
- 6. 8/5 cans
- 7. 1 cups
- 8. 9/4 liters
- 9. 6/5 liters
- 10. 3 miles
- 11. 24/5 miles
- 12. B (Between 2 and 3)
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