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Multiplying and dividing fraction word problems worksheets

A fraction of a fraction is the step children trust least, because the answer gets smaller when they multiplied. These free printable worksheets ask it inside situations where that is obviously right — five sixths of a quarter cup really is less than a quarter cup.

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Multiplying and dividing fraction word problems
Multiplying and dividing fraction word problems worksheet — Multiply and divide fractions, free printable with answer key

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What's on this sheet

Four shapes appear. A whole number of batches that each take a fractional amount, which is repeated addition written short. A fraction OF a fractional amount, where the answer shrinks. A fraction of a whole quantity, where the answer is a whole number — that is the point of 5.NF.B.6, and the totals are built as multiples of the denominator so no remainder gets in the way. And a unit fraction shared several ways, which is 5.NF.B.7 and 6.NS.A.1.

Why this sheet works

Every measure is one a kitchen or a workshop really uses, and the substance comes from the setting rather than being drawn free of it, so a jug never holds meters. Answers are exact and reduced.

How this one works

One question off this sheet, worked a step at a time — with a sentence saying what just happened and why.

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