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Year 4 Maths — Equivalent fractions

Recognise fractions that are worth the same amount.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

Shade some of the bar, then cut it into more pieces. What happens to the shaded part?

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Cutting the bar into more pieces never changes how much is shaded — only what you call it.

  1. 1.Match each fraction to another fraction worth exactly the same amount.

    • 1/4
    • 2/5
    • 3/8
    • 5/6
    • 4/10
    • 10/12
    • 3/12
    • 6/16

  2. 2.Which fraction is the same as 1/3?

    • a) 2/5
    • b) 1/6
    • c) 3/4
    • d) 2/6

  3. 3.One bar shows 2/3 and the other shows 4/6. Which bar will show more when they are filled in?

    Which bar shows more when they are filled in? Circle one.

    2/34/6

    Top / The same / Bottom

  4. 4.Fill in the missing number: 2/3 = ?/9

  5. 5.Sort each fraction by whether it is worth the same as 2/3 or not.

    Groups: The same as 2/3 · Not the same as 2/3

    • 10/15
    • 5/8
    • 2/5
    • 3/5
    • 8/12
    • 4/6

  6. 6.Fill in the missing number: 3/4 = 15/?

  7. 7.Which fraction is NOT the same as 3/4?

    • a) 4/6
    • b) 6/8
    • c) 9/12
    • d) 12/16

  8. 8.Which fraction is the same as 5/10?

    • a) 1/2
    • b) 1/5
    • c) 5/5
    • d) 2/5

Answer key — Year 4 Maths — Equivalent fractions

  1. 1. 1/4 → 3/12; 2/5 → 4/10; 3/8 → 6/16; 5/6 → 10/12
  2. 2. d) 2/6
  3. 3. they show the same amount
  4. 4. 6
  5. 5. 4/6 → The same as 2/3; 3/5 → Not the same as 2/3; 10/15 → The same as 2/3; 5/8 → Not the same as 2/3; 8/12 → The same as 2/3; 2/5 → Not the same as 2/3
  6. 6. 20
  7. 7. a) 4/6
  8. 8. a) 1/2