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Division Makes It Bigger is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on why dividing by a fraction increases the result, aligned to Common Core standard 5.NF.B.7. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Division Makes It Bigger

5.NF.B.7

NameDate

Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.3/103/11
2.5/125/9
3.2/122/11
4.3/83/11
5.2/82/7
6.5/115/12
7.4/84/9
8.2/62/7
9.5/95/6
10.2/92/8
11.3/43/8
12.4/74/5

LessonPrint · 5.NF.B.7 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Division Makes It Bigger

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

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Questions about Division Makes It Bigger

What does the Division Makes It Bigger worksheet cover?

It practises why dividing by a fraction increases the result — 12 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.NF.B.7: Divide with fractions. The instruction to pupils is “Write < , > or = between the numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Division Makes It Bigger practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.7 — 5.NF.B.7, in the Number & Operations — Fractions domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Division Makes It Bigger is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.NF.B.7, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Division Makes It Bigger come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Division Makes It Bigger can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Division Makes It Bigger free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Division Makes It Bigger, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 5.NF.B.7

Divide with fractions.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.NF.B.7 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.