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