πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.4c
🥛 Fraction × whole number stories
Multiply a fraction by a whole number
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A recipe needs 5/8 of a cup of sugar. Maya makes 9 batches. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 4 and 5
- BBetween 5 and 6
- CBetween 6 and 7
- DBetween 7 and 8
2Each bow uses 3/8 of a yard of ribbon. Sam makes 5 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
3Painting one wall takes 2/3 of a can of paint. Omar paints 6 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
4Painting one wall takes 4/8 of a can of paint. Sam paints 6 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
5Painting one wall takes 1/4 of a can of paint. Leo paints 6 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
6Each bow uses 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. Priya 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
7Each of 4 kids drinks 1/2 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
8Each of 2 kids drinks 1/2 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
9A recipe needs 2/8 of a cup of sugar. Aiden makes 5 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
10A recipe needs 3/5 of a cup of sugar. Lily makes 6 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
11Each of 5 kids drinks 4/5 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
12Zoe gives each of 6 plants 3/5 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. B (Between 5 and 6)
- 2. 15/8 yards
- 3. 4 cans
- 4. 3 cans
- 5. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 6. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 7. 2 cups
- 8. 1 cups
- 9. 5/4 cups
- 10. B (Between 3 and 4)
- 11. 4 cups
- 12. 18/5 liters
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