Grade 5 · Math · Unit 6 of 13
Equivalent Fractions
Same amount, different fraction
What your child practises
Making and recognizing equivalent fractions (2/3 = 8/12), simplifying, comparing and ordering fractions, and judging whether a fraction is close to 0, 1/2 or 1.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · creating sets of equivalent fractions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
What fraction is shaded? (Any equivalent fraction is correct.)
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4/20
Hint: The numerator is the number of shaded parts. The denominator is the number of equal parts in the whole shape.
Question 2
Which fraction is equivalent to 5/8?
- 25/40
- 26/40
- 25/8
- 10/13
25/40
Hint: Equivalent fractions come from multiplying (or dividing) the numerator and the denominator by the same number.
Question 3
A pizza is cut into 12 equal slices. Ravi's family eats 5/6 of it. How many slices is that?
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10
Hint: Write 5/6 as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 12. Its numerator is the answer.
Question 4
What number goes in the box to make the fractions equivalent?
12/15 = /5
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4
Hint: What was 15 divided by to get 5? Divide the numerator by the same number.
Question 5
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest.
- 2/5
- 1/2
- 9/10
- 3/10
3/10 → 2/5 → 1/2 → 9/10
Hint: Compare with benchmarks (0, 1/2, 1), or rename the fractions with a common denominator. When numerators match, the greater denominator means smaller pieces.
Question 6
Is 2/10 closest to 0, 1/2 or 1?
- 0
- 1/2
- 1
0
Hint: Half of 10 is 5. Compare the numerator 2 with that: much smaller is near 0, about the same is near 1/2, and close to 10 is near 1.