4th Grade Math - Solve Word Problems Involving Multiplication of a Fraction by a Whole Number: CCSS.Math.Content.4.NF.B.4c

Andy is having a party. If each person at a party will eat $\frac{2}{7}$ of a pound of peanuts, and there will be people at the party, how many pounds of peanuts will Andy need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{5}{1}\times\frac{2}{7}=\frac{10}{7}$

$\frac{10}{7}=1\frac{3}{7}$ because can go into one time, with left over.

$1\frac{3}{7}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Andy is having a party. If each person at a party will eat $\frac{4}{8}$ of a pound of peanuts, and there will be people at the party, how many pounds of peanuts will Andy need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{7}{1}\times\frac{4}{8}=\frac{28}{8}$

$\frac{28}{8}=3\frac{4}{8}$ because can go into three times, with left over.

$3\frac{4}{8}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Andy is having a party. If each person at a party will eat $\frac{4}{7}$ of a pound of peanuts, and there will be people at the party, how many pounds of peanuts will Andy need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{6}{1}\times\frac{4}{7}=\frac{24}{7}$

$\frac{24}{7}=3\frac{3}{7}$ because can go into three times, with left over.

$3\frac{3}{7}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Andy is having a party. If each person at a party will eat $\frac{2}{8}$ of a pound of peanuts, and there will be people at the party, how many pounds of peanuts will Andy need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{15}{1}\times\frac{2}{8}=\frac{30}{8}$

$\frac{30}{8}=3\frac{6}{8}$ because can go into three times, with left over.

$3\frac{6}{8}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Andy is having a party. If each person at a party will eat $\frac{5}{7}$ of a pound of peanuts, and there will be people at the party, how many pounds of peanuts will Andy need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{6}{1}\times\frac{5}{7}=\frac{30}{7}$

$\frac{30}{7}=4\frac{2}{7}$ because can go into four times, with left over.

$4\frac{2}{7}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Sara is having her family over for a cookout. If each person at the cookout will eat $\frac{1}{4}$ of a pound of hamburger, and there will be people at the cookout, how many pounds of hamburger will Sara need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{5}{1}\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{5}{4}$

$\frac{5}{4}=1\frac{1}{4}$ because can go into one time, with left over.

$1\frac{1}{4}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Sara is having her family over for a cookout. If each person at the cookout will eat $\frac{2}{9}$ of a pound of hamburger, and there will be people at the cookout, how many pounds of hamburger will Sara need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{10}{1}\times\frac{2}{9}=\frac{20}{9}$

$\frac{20}{9}=2\frac{2}{9}$ because can go into two times, with left over.

$2\frac{2}{9}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Sara is having her family over for a cookout. If each person at the cookout will eat $\frac{3}{4}$ of a pound of hamburger, and there will be people at the cookout, how many pounds of hamburger will Sara need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{10}{1}\times\frac{3}{4}=\frac{30}{4}$

$\frac{30}{4}=7\frac{2}{4}$ because can go into seven times, with left over.

$7\frac{2}{4}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Sara is having her family over for a cookout. If each person at the cookout will eat $\frac{4}{9}$ of a pound of hamburger, and there will be people at the cookout, how many pounds of hamburger will Sara need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.

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Explanation

$\frac{12}{1}\times\frac{4}{9}=\frac{48}{9}$

$\frac{48}{9}=5\frac{3}{9}$ because can go into five times, with left over.

$5\frac{3}{9}$ is between the whole numbers and .

Sara is having her family over for a cookout. If each person at the cookout will eat $\frac{6}{9}$ of a pound of hamburger, and there will be people at the cookout, how many pounds of hamburger will Sara need? Select the choice with the whole numbers that your answer will be between.