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Multiplying Makes It Smaller is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on why a fraction multiplier shrinks the result, aligned to Common Core standard 5.NF.B.4. 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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Multiplying Makes It Smaller

5.NF.B.4

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Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.5/71/5
2.2/74/8
3.1/33/5
4.1/51/2
5.3/81/2
6.8/91/6
7.4/67/10
8.1/22/5
9.1/25/6
10.3/41/2
11.3/81/4
12.4/93/10

LessonPrint · 5.NF.B.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Multiplying Makes It Smaller

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Questions about Multiplying Makes It Smaller

What does the Multiplying Makes It Smaller worksheet cover?

It practises why a fraction multiplier shrinks the result — 12 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.NF.B.4: Multiply 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 Multiplying Makes It Smaller practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.4 — 5.NF.B.4, in the Number & Operations — Fractions domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Multiplying Makes It Smaller is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.NF.B.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Multiplying Makes It Smaller 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 Multiplying Makes It Smaller 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 Multiplying Makes It Smaller free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Multiplying Makes It Smaller, 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.4

Multiply fractions.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.NF.B.4 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.