Grades 4–5
Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number
Fifteen problems like 3 × 2/5. Multiply the whole number by the top, keep the bottom, and write it as a mixed number if you can.
Math worksheet · Fractions and fraction models
Simplify Fractions
Sixteen fractions to write in simplest form. Divide the top and bottom by the same number.
- Grade level
- Grades 4–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Equal parts, Naming and comparing fractions, Equivalent fractions, Fraction operations
What kids do
“Find a number that divides the top and the bottom. Keep going until you can’t divide any more.”
Teacher tip
Ask kids to find the biggest number that divides both, but accept repeated small steps.
How to use it
- Ask kids to say each fraction out loud as “3 out of 4 equal parts.”
- Shade lightly with colored pencil so mistakes are easy to fix.
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Adding the denominators (1/4 + 1/4 = 2/8). Draw it to show the pieces stay fourths.
Talk about it
- Why is 1/8 smaller than 1/4 when 8 is bigger than 4?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Bake or pretend to bake: double or halve a simple recipe.
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