πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.4c
🥛 Fraction × whole number stories
Multiply a fraction by a whole number
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya gives each of 5 plants 1/2 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
2Painting one wall takes 2/3 of a can of paint. Priya paints 5 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
3Zoe runs 3/5 of a mile every day for 7 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
4A recipe needs 1/8 of a cup of sugar. Leo makes 9 batches. The total is between which two whole numbers?
- ABetween 0 and 1
- BBetween 1 and 2
- CBetween 2 and 3
- DBetween 3 and 4
5Each bow uses 1/4 of a yard of ribbon. Zoe makes 6 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
6Painting one wall takes 1/5 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 5 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
7Leo gives each of 8 plants 1/2 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
8Lily gives each of 9 plants 2/3 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Painting one wall takes 1/2 of a can of paint. Zoe paints 8 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
10Zoe gives each of 9 plants 2/3 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
11A recipe needs 2/3 of a cup of sugar. Leo makes 9 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
12A recipe needs 4/8 of a cup of sugar. Maya makes 7 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
Answer key: Fraction × whole number stories
- 1. 5/2 liters
- 2. 10/3 cans
- 3. 21/5 miles
- 4. B (Between 1 and 2)
- 5. 3/2 yards
- 6. 1 cans
- 7. 4 liters
- 8. 6 liters
- 9. 4 cans
- 10. 6 liters
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. B (Between 3 and 4)
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