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Dog Walking Club: Whole Numbers Times Fractions

Grade 4 practice rewriting a whole number times a fraction as a multiple of a unit fraction, with dog walking stories and number lines.

Grade 4MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to4.NF.B.4.b

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  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 13 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students rewrite a whole number times a fraction as a multiple of a unit fraction, like 3 × 2/5 = 6 × 1/5.
  • Students solve word problems by multiplying a fraction by a whole number.
  • Students explain why a whole number times a/b is the same as a number of copies of 1/b.

How to use

Use after students know that a fraction like 2/5 is 2 × 1/5. Let them draw fraction bars or number line jumps for the first few problems before writing equations.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

4.NF.B.4.b

Understand a whole number times a fraction as a multiple of a unit fraction.

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Dog Walking Club: Whole Numbers Times Fractions

See a whole number times a fraction as a multiple of a unit fraction.

Count the unit fractions

Fill in the blanks. Think about how many unit fractions you have in all.

1.
Mia walks her dog Biscuit around the block. One trip around the block is 2/5 of a mile. She makes 3 trips.

3 × 2/5 =   × 1/5 =  /5 of a mile

2.
Leo feeds 4 dogs at the club. Each dog gets 3/8 of a cup of food.

4 × 3/8 =   eighths of a cup

3.
Ravi walks 5 dogs, one at a time. Each walk is 2/3 of a mile. Which shows 5 × 2/3 as a multiple of 1/3?
  • A. 5 × 1/3
  • B. 7 × 1/3
  • C. 10 × 1/3
  • D. 10 × 2/3

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