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Cross Cancelling Fractions Worksheet

Practice cross cancelling to simplify multiplication of fractions for Grade 5 students.

Grade 5 Math FractionsCross Cancelling
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NF.B.4.A

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mathfractionscross cancellingmultiplicationgrade 5
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Cross Cancelling Fractions

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Instructions: Read each problem carefully and use cross cancelling to simplify the fractions before multiplying. Show your work.

1. Cross cancelling helps us simplify fractions before we   them.

2. When cross cancelling, we look for common factors between a numerator and a  .

1. Multiply: 2/3 × 3/4

2. Multiply: 5/6 × 2/5

3. Multiply: 3/7 × 14/9

1. Which pair of numbers can be cross cancelled in the expression 4/5 × 10/12?

a

4 and 5

b

5 and 12

c

4 and 12

d

None of the above

2. What is the simplified expression after cross cancelling for 6/7 × 7/8?

a

6/8

b

3/4

c

42/56

d

1/2

1. Sarah has a recipe that calls for 3/4 cup of flour. She wants to make only 2/3 of the recipe. How much flour does she need?

2. A farmer planted 5/8 of his field with corn. Of the corn planted, 4/5 of it was sweet corn. What fraction of the entire field is planted with sweet corn?