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 4/5 of a cup of sugar. Zoe makes 7 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
2Zoe runs 1/3 of a mile every day for 8 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
3Each bow uses 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. Lily makes 6 bows. How much ribbon is that?
Answer: ______________ yards
4Zoe runs 1/4 of a mile every day for 2 days. How far is that in all?
Answer: ______________ miles
5Lily gives each of 8 plants 1/4 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
6A recipe needs 3/8 of a cup of sugar. Sam makes 5 batches. How much sugar is that?
Answer: ______________ cups
7Painting one wall takes 2/3 of a can of paint. Leo paints 7 walls. How many cans of paint is that?
Answer: ______________ cans
8Leo gives each of 2 plants 2/4 of a liter of water. How much water is that in all?
Answer: ______________ liters
9Each of 7 kids drinks 1/2 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
10Each of 2 kids drinks 1/4 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
11Each of 8 kids drinks 1/2 of a cup of milk. How much milk do they drink in all?
Answer: ______________ cups
12Zoe runs 4/5 of a mile every day for 3 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. B (Between 5 and 6)
- 2. 8/3 miles
- 3. 9/2 yards
- 4. 1/2 miles
- 5. 2 liters
- 6. 15/8 cups
- 7. 14/3 cans
- 8. 1 liters
- 9. 7/2 cups
- 10. 1/2 cups
- 11. 4 cups
- 12. B (Between 2 and 3)
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