Year 3 Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 3 fractions worksheet.
Year 3 Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Part A: Find the missing number
Multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same number.
1. =
Answer: 5
- 9 × 5 = 45, so multiply the numerator by 5 too
- 1 × 5 = 5
2. =
Answer: 20
- 5 × 5 = 25, so multiply the numerator by 5 too
- 4 × 5 = 20
3. =
Answer: 16
- 3 × 2 = 6, so multiply the denominator by 2 too
- 8 × 2 = 16
4. =
Answer: 15
- 3 × 3 = 9, so multiply the denominator by 3 too
- 5 × 3 = 15
5. =
Answer: 18
- 5 × 3 = 15, so multiply the denominator by 3 too
- 6 × 3 = 18
6. =
Answer: 15
- 4 × 5 = 20, so multiply the numerator by 5 too
- 3 × 5 = 15
7. =
Answer: 25
- 1 × 5 = 5, so multiply the denominator by 5 too
- 5 × 5 = 25
8. =
Answer: 30
- 7 × 3 = 21, so multiply the denominator by 3 too
- 10 × 3 = 30
Part B: Choose the equivalent fraction
9.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 2: .
10.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 3: .
11.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 2: .
12.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 2: .
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