Year 5 Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 fractions worksheet.
Year 5 Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Part A: Find the missing number
Multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same number.
1. =
Answer: 27
- 2 × 3 = 6, so multiply the denominator by 3 too
- 9 × 3 = 27
2. =
Answer: 16
- 3 × 4 = 12, so multiply the denominator by 4 too
- 4 × 4 = 16
3. =
Answer: 3
- 2 × 3 = 6, so multiply the numerator by 3 too
- 1 × 3 = 3
4. =
Answer: 3
- 10 × 3 = 30, so multiply the numerator by 3 too
- 1 × 3 = 3
5. =
Answer: 12
- 7 × 3 = 21, so multiply the numerator by 3 too
- 4 × 3 = 12
6. =
Answer: 15
- 1 × 5 = 5, so multiply the denominator by 5 too
- 3 × 5 = 15
7. =
Answer: 5
- 3 × 5 = 15, so multiply the numerator by 5 too
- 1 × 5 = 5
8. =
Answer: 10
- 3 × 2 = 6, so multiply the denominator by 2 too
- 5 × 2 = 10
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 4: .
11.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 4: .
12.Which fraction is equivalent to ?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer:
Multiply numerator and denominator by 4: .
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