Year 5 Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 fractions worksheet.
Year 5 Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Part A: Find the missing number
Multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same number.
1. =
Answer: 14
- 2 × 2 = 4, so multiply the denominator by 2 too
- 7 × 2 = 14
2. =
Answer: 24
- 3 × 3 = 9, so multiply the denominator by 3 too
- 8 × 3 = 24
3. =
Answer: 10
- 1 × 2 = 2, so multiply the denominator by 2 too
- 5 × 2 = 10
4. =
Answer: 4
- 3 × 2 = 6, so multiply the numerator by 2 too
- 2 × 2 = 4
5. =
Answer: 16
- 5 × 2 = 10, so multiply the denominator by 2 too
- 8 × 2 = 16
6. =
Answer: 4
- 3 × 4 = 12, so multiply the numerator by 4 too
- 1 × 4 = 4
7. =
Answer: 10
- 1 × 5 = 5, so multiply the denominator by 5 too
- 2 × 5 = 10
8. =
Answer: 12
- 2 × 4 = 8, so multiply the denominator by 4 too
- 3 × 4 = 12
Part B: Choose the equivalent fraction
9.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 3: .
10.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 2: .
11.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 3: .
12.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 2: .
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