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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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Multiplying Makes It Smaller

5.NF.B.4

NameDate

Write < , > or = between the numbers.

1.3/71/4
2.1/28/9
3.1/23/8
4.6/74/6
5.4/95/8
6.4/102/4
7.2/52/10
8.1/31/4
9.5/61/4
10.2/103/5
11.4/85/9
12.2/96/10

LessonPrint · 5.NF.B.4 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Multiplying Makes It Smaller

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

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  2. 2.<
  3. 3.>
  4. 4.>
  5. 5.<
  6. 6.<
  7. 7.>
  8. 8.>
  9. 9.>
  10. 10.<
  11. 11.<
  12. 12.<

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