Multiplying a fraction by a whole number

Mr. Chandler has asked each class to try to reach a goal of 20 cans by the end of the week. One fifth grade class collected ¾ of the goal.

Stephen’s class has collected ¼ of the 40 bottles collected by the fifth grade classes. How many bottles have they collected?

The class across the hall is ⅓ of the way to their goal of 60 cans. How many cans have they collected?

Ms. Warren’s class has collected ⅔ of the cans they need to reach the goal. The goal was to collect 36 cans each day.

Ayaan and Vanessa’s classes both have a goal of collecting 48 cans by the end of the recycling drive. Vanessa found that her class had collected 3/8 of its goal.

Ms. Wright’s class has reached ¾ of the can collecting goal. The goal was to collect 36 cans each day.

There are 18 children on Kayla’s soccer team. Four-ninths of the children are also in Kayla’s class. How many students on Kayla’s soccer team are also in her class?

Rama is 10 years old and has lived ⅘ of her life in Cary, North Carolina. How many years has Rama lived in Cary, North Carolina?

The fifth grade classes have filled ⅕ of the 25 recycling bins in the school. How many bins have they filled?

Stephen and Raul were looking at the how their class was doing on the recycling drive. They noticed that they were ½ way to their goal of 60 cans.

Joshua collects state quarters and currently has 30 quarters in his collection. The quarters were released by the United States Mint from 1999-2008 and of his current collection, ⅚ of Joshua’s quarters were minted prior to 2006. How many

Twenty-four students went on a field trip to a pumpkin patch. One-third of those students went down the slide in the corn crib. How many students went down the slide into the corn crib?

Sarvesh visited an apple orchard and picked 48 apples. Of the apples Sarvesh picked, ⅜ were red delicious apples

A piece of string is ¼ of a yard. If 7 strings were put end to end, how long would all of the strings be?

At the end of the day, Mr. Garcia’s class had collected 2/6 of the cans needed to make the goal. The goal was to collect 36 cans each day.

There are 36 cans of soup on the shelf. Two-thirds of the soup cans are chicken noodle. How many cans are chicken noodle?

Katie’s class has collected 1/10 of 50 cans collected by the 5th grade classes. How many cans have they collected?

Ayaan and Vanessa’s classes both have a goal of collecting 48 cans by the end of the recycling drive.Ayaan found that his class had collected 3/4 of its goal

Sarvesh visited an apple orchard and picked 48 apples. Of the apples Sarvesh picked, ⅝ were granny smith apples.