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A whole times a fraction: 4th grade math

Multiply a fraction by a whole number. A free 4th grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: multiply a fraction by a whole number.

Teach (10 min)

  • 3 × 2/5 is 2/5 + 2/5 + 2/5 = 6/5.
  • Multiply the top, keep the bottom.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/numsense.g4_mulFrac?lesson=4-numsense-mulfrac-1&at=4

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Three questions on a slip:
  • 1. 2 × 3/4 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  • 2. 3 × 1/2 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  • 3. 2 × 1/2 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)

Question set

10 questions that read in words, easiest first. Questions that need a picture are on the printable sheet below.

  1. 2 × 3/4 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  2. 3 × 1/2 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  3. 2 × 1/2 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  4. 3 × 1/3 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  5. 2 × 2/4 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  6. 2 × 1/2 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  7. 4 × 2/5 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  8. 4 × 1/2 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  9. 2 × 2/10 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  10. 8 × 4/6 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
Answers
  1. 1 1/2
  2. 1 1/2
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 1 3/5
  8. 2
  9. 2/5
  10. 5 1/3

Printable sheet

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A whole times a fraction (4th grade)

  1. 3 × 3/4 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  2. 2 × 4/5 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  3. 2 × 2/4 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  4. 2 × 1/2 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  5. 2 × 1/3 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  6. 6 × 1/10 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  7. 4 × 3/4 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  8. 3 × 3/5 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  9. 2 × 3/4 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  10. 9 × 4/6 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  11. 7 × 4/5 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  12. 9 × 1/3 = ? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
Key
  1. 2 1/4
  2. 1 3/5
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 2/3
  6. 3/5
  7. 3
  8. 1 4/5
  9. 1 1/2
  10. 6
  11. 5 3/5
  12. 3

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