Multiplying Fractions Word Problems Worksheets for 5th Grade

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Grade 5MathFractionsCCSS 5.NF.B.6

Skill: Solving word problems by multiplying a fraction by a whole number or by another fraction

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Aimed at fifth graders who can multiply two fractions and simplify the answer, as practiced in Multiplying Fractions. Asking "is my answer smaller than the amount I started with?" catches most setup mistakes before they reach the answer line. When these feel steady, try mixed numbers in Multiplying Mixed Numbers, or switch to division stories in Dividing Unit Fractions Word Problems.

10 versions, each with its own answer key

Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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About this worksheet

Fifth graders are expected to solve real-world problems that multiply fractions. The key idea is that the word "of" often means multiply, so 2/3 of 12 students is 2/3 × 12, and 1/2 of 3/4 of a pan is 1/2 × 3/4. This fifth-grade worksheet gives eight word problems that practice turning a story into a fraction multiplication equation.

Four problems take a fraction of a whole number, such as part of a ribbon, a class, a set of cards or a trail, and every answer is a whole number. The other four take a fraction of a fraction, such as part of a pan of corn bread, part of a garden, part of a walk or part of a jug of juice. Those answers are fractions in simplest form. For each problem, children write an equation and an answer with its unit. Each of the ten versions has new numbers and names and its own answer key.

How to use it: before solving, ask your child to underline the word "of" and the two amounts around it. Then sketch a quick picture. For a fraction of a fraction, a rectangle works well: shade 3/4 of it one way, then shade 1/2 of that part the other way, and count the small pieces. Remind your child to simplify answers like 6/12. A useful check is that a fraction of something less than one whole is always smaller than that thing.

The answer key shows the equation and the answer for every problem. For bare problems, try our Multiplying Fractions worksheet. For division stories, try our Dividing Unit Fractions Word Problems worksheet.