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