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5th grade · Math · Unit 4 of 15

Equivalent Fractions

Same amount, different fraction

What your child practices

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.

California Content Standards learning standard: 5.NF.1 · using equivalent fractions to add and subtract fractions

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Equivalent fractions name the same amount.
  2. Multiply the top and bottom by the same number to make one.
  3. Divide the top and bottom by the same number to simplify.

Example: Write a fraction equivalent to 2/3 with a denominator of 12. 3 × 4 = 12, so multiply the top by 4 too. 2 × 4 = 8. Answer: 8/12

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    What fraction is shaded? (Any equivalent fraction is correct.)

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  2. Question 2

    Which fraction is equivalent to 5/8?

    • 25/40
    • 26/40
    • 25/8
    • 10/13

  3. 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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  4. Question 4

    What number goes in the box to make the fractions equivalent?

    12/15 = /5

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  5. Question 5

    Put these fractions in order from least to greatest.

    • 2/5
    • 1/2
    • 9/10
    • 3/10

  6. Question 6

    Is 2/10 closest to 0, 1/2 or 1?

    • 0
    • 1/2
    • 1

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