4th Grade Math · Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number
Whole-number answers Worksheets
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Problems such as 6 × 2/3 = 4.
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How it works: a quick refresher
The rules this worksheet practices, then one problem worked from start to finish.
| Strategy | How it works |
|---|---|
| Groups of a fraction | 4 × 1/5 means 4 groups of one fifth: 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 4/5. |
| Multiply the numerator | 3 × 2/7 = (3 × 2)/7 = 6/7. The denominator stays the same. |
| Order does not matter | 2/7 × 3 is the same as 3 × 2/7. |
| More than one whole | 4 × 2/3 = 8/3. 8 thirds is 2 wholes and 2 thirds left over: 2 2/3. |
| Whole numbers | 6 × 2/3 = 12/3 = 4, because 12 thirds make 4 wholes. |
Worked example
Find 4 × 2/3. Write the answer as a mixed number.
- 1Multiply the whole number by the numerator: 4 × 2 = 8. Keep the denominator: 8/3.
- 23 thirds make 1 whole, so 8 thirds is 2 wholes (6 thirds) and 2 thirds left over.
- 34 × 2/3 = 2 2/3.
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Grade level and standard
Written for 4th grade math (fractions) and aligned to CCSS 4.NF.B.4. It also works as review in later grades.
Common questions
- Is there an answer key?
- Yes. Every worksheet has a matching answer key with each answer worked on the same grid or layout as the question. The worksheet code printed at the bottom of each page pairs a sheet with its key.
- Why doesn't the denominator get multiplied too?
- The denominator names the size of the pieces. Multiplying by 3 makes three times as many pieces of the same size, so only the number of pieces, the numerator, changes.
- My child wrote 8/3 instead of 2 2/3. Is that wrong?
- 8/3 and 2 2/3 are the same amount. The mixed-number section asks for 2 2/3 to practise converting, but 8/3 shows the multiplication is right.
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