5th Grade Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade fractions worksheet.
5th Grade Equivalent Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Part A: Find the missing number
Multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same number.
1. =
Answer: 28
- 3 × 7 = 21, so multiply the denominator by 7 too
- 4 × 7 = 28
2. =
Answer: 45
- 9 × 9 = 81, so multiply the numerator by 9 too
- 5 × 9 = 45
3. =
Answer: 5
- 2 × 5 = 10, so multiply the numerator by 5 too
- 1 × 5 = 5
4. =
Answer: 6
- 2 × 2 = 4, so multiply the denominator by 2 too
- 3 × 2 = 6
5. =
Answer: 9
- 2 × 9 = 18, so multiply the numerator by 9 too
- 1 × 9 = 9
6. =
Answer: 24
- 11 × 4 = 44, so multiply the numerator by 4 too
- 6 × 4 = 24
7. =
Answer: 18
- 5 × 9 = 45, so multiply the numerator by 9 too
- 2 × 9 = 18
8. =
Answer: 72
- 11 × 6 = 66, so multiply the denominator by 6 too
- 12 × 6 = 72
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 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 4: .
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