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Equivalent Fractions

Arrange the loop cards so that each fraction is matched to an equivalent fraction.
Complete the incomplete fractions and fill in the blank card to finish the loop.

25 6 24 5
18 30 8

12 18
21 20 24

2 21
7 30

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Equivalent Fractions
Arrange the loop cards so that each fraction is matched to an equivalent fraction.
Complete the incomplete fractions and fill in the blank card to finish the loop.
Various answers, for example:

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Equivalent Fractions

1. Colour 3 of each shape. 4. Vaishali has drawn some equivalent


7 fractions.

A. =

B. =

VF
Find and explain any mistakes. R

2. Match the equivalent fractions. 5. Give two possible values for A and B.

x?
A. B.

2 B
=
C. D.
A 32
x?
VF PS

3. Complete the missing numerator and 6. Giles wants to make a pair of


divisor. equivalent fractions. He says,
÷
To create an equivalent
fraction, I need to shade in
one row of the second grid.

5
=
9 36
=

÷ Is Giles correct? Explain your answer.


VF R

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Equivalent Fractions

1. 3 parts shaded; 9 parts shaded

2. A and C; B and D

3. The missing divisor is 4; the missing numerator is 20.

4. A. 3 more rows should be shaded in as 6 = 24 ;


8 32

B. 4 more parts should be shaded in as 2 = 6 .


5 15

5. Various answers, for example: 2 = 16 and 2 = 8


4 32 8 32
3
6. Giles is incorrect. Shading one row of the second grid would equal 18 .

However, 2 = 6 so Giles would need to shade in two rows of the second grid for the
6 18

fractions to be equivalent.

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Equivalent Fractions
1. Which two fractions are equivalent to 4. Use the digit cards to complete the
each other? equivalent fraction below.

A.
=

B.

1 2 3 4 5 6

C. Find two possibilities.


VF PS

2. Write the fraction shown in image A. 5. Which of the shaded and written
Use image B to find the equivalent fractions below are equivalent?
fraction.
1
A. B.
6
A.
3
C. D.
18

E.
B.

VF
Explain how you know. R

3. Shade the shapes to find equivalent 6. Gigi is investigating equivalent fractions


based on the shape below.
fractions for 2 .
5
A. B. She says,
2
I think is equivalent to
5
the fraction shown below.

C.
D.

VF
Is she correct? Prove it. R

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1 3 3
1. A. 3 and C. 9 are equivalent; B. 6 is not equivalent.
6 2
2. A. 18 ; B. 6
2 10 4 6
3. A. 5 shaded; B. 25 shaded; C. 10 shaded; D. 15 shaded
1 3 2 4
4. Various answers, for example: 2 = 6 and 3
= 6
1
5. B, C and D are all equivalent because they represent 6 . A and E are not equivalent
1 2
because they represent 3 and 9 respectively.
1 2
6. Gigi is incorrect. There are 10 squares shaded, which is equivalent to 3 . For 5 to
30

have been shaded 12 squares should have been shaded in.


30

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1. Which two fractions are equivalent to 4. Use the digit cards to complete the
each other? equivalent fraction below.

A.
=

B.

1 2 3 4 5 6

C. Find two possibilities.


VF PS

2. Write the fraction shown in image A. 5. Which of the shaded and written
Use image B to find the equivalent fractions below are equivalent?
fraction.
1
A. B.
6
A.
3
C. D.
18

E.
B.

VF
Explain how you know. R

3. Shade the shapes to find equivalent 6. Gigi is investigating equivalent fractions


based on the shape below.
fractions for 2 .
5
A. B. She says,
2
I think is equivalent to
5
the fraction shown below.

C.
D.

VF
Is she correct? Prove it. R

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1. Colour 3 of each shape. 4. Vaishali has drawn some equivalent


7 fractions.

A. =

B. =

VF
Find and explain any mistakes. R

2. Match the equivalent fractions. 5. Give two possible values for A and B.

x?
A. B.

2 B
=
C. D.
A 32
x?
VF PS

3. Complete the missing numerator and 6. Giles wants to make a pair of


divisor. equivalent fractions. He says,
÷
To create an equivalent
fraction, I need to shade in
one row of the second grid.

5
=
9 36
=

÷ Is Giles correct? Explain your answer.


VF R

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Equivalent Fractions
Arrange the loop cards so that each fraction is matched to an equivalent fraction.
Complete the incomplete fractions and fill in the blank card to finish the loop.

25 6 24 5
18 30 8

12 18
21 20 24

2 21
7 30

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Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
6
1. If I have , how many more parts do I 4. Greyson and Luna have some bags of
11
need to have a whole? apple slices. Together, they have eaten
31
of the bags.
8
Luna ate more than one whole bag, but
less than Greyson.
Complete the calculation below.

6
+ = = 1 What fraction of apples could Greyson
11 11 11
and Luna each have eaten?
VF Find three combinations. PS

2. Shade the images below to show thirty- 5. True or false? The shaded image shows
five eighths. Complete the fraction to forty-nine ninths.
describe the image.

=
8 8
VF Explain how you know. R

3. Complete the part-whole model to 6. Cherry and Locclan are discussing this
show how many wholes and parts there image:
are in the fraction below.

There are twenty-one sixths


because three wholes and
three parts are shaded .
Cherry

There are twenty-five sevenths


because this is the same as
three and three sevenths.
wholes parts
Locclan
Explain how both statements are
VF incorrect. R

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1. Show these improper fractions as a 4. Lenny has converted the improper
diagram and a mixed number. fraction below into a mixed number.

17
A.
12
31 1
= 30
10 10
9
B.
4

16 What mistake has Lenny made? Explain


C. your answer.
7
VF R

2. Which diagram matches the improper 5. Mr Hill has bought 7 large cookies for
fraction? the children to share. Each cookie has
been cut into 12 pieces.
A.
He says,

B. 19
27 There are
12
of the cookies
8 left. This means the children
C.
3
ate 5 in total.
12
D.

VF
Is Mr Hill correct? Prove it. R

3. A cake shop has baked 9 cakes to be 6. Use the number cards to show an
sold. improper fraction as a mixed number.

3 2 9 4 9 8

Each cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. They


sold 43 pieces of cake this morning.
=
How much cake has been sold?

Give your answer as a mixed number. VF PS

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Jack is thinking of an improper fraction. He gives the clues below to help you to work
out what it could be.

My denominator is
The digit sum of my
less than 10 but
numerator is even.
greater than 5.

My numerator is an My denominator is
odd number. a multiple of 3.

He then converts it to a mixed number.

Investigate the possible mixed numbers he could have.

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Homework/Extension
Step 1: Equivalent Fractions

National Curriculum Objectives:


Mathematics Year 5: (5F2b) Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given
fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths

Differentiation:
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Tick the shaded shapes which match the unit fraction using pictorial support
where the original denominator is represented first.
Expected Tick the shaded shapes which match the non-unit fraction using pictorial support
where the original denominator is represented first.
Greater Depth Tick the shaded shapes which match the given non-unit fraction using
pictorial support where the image represents a multiple of the denominator.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Varied Fluency)


Developing Complete the sequence of fractions which are equivalent to unit fractions.
Pictorial support.
Expected Complete the sequence of fractions which are equivalent to non-unit fractions.
Pictorial support.
Greater Depth Complete the sets of fractions which are equivalent to non-unit fractions
and some are non-sequential. No pictorial support.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning and Problem Solving)


Developing Explain the mistake made when shading a unit fraction of the shapes where
the original denominator is represented first.
Expected Explain the mistake made when shading a non-unit fraction of the shape.
Greater Depth Explain the mistake when shading a non-unit fraction of the shape where
the image represents a multiple of the denominator and some parts are merged.

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Equivalent Fractions
1. Tick the shapes that have 1 shaded.
3

A. C. E.

B. D.

D VF
HW/Ext

2. Complete the sequence of equivalent fractions. Use the diagram to help you.

A.
1 2 4
= = =
4 12

B.
1 3
= = =
5 10 20

D VF
HW/Ext

3. Ben shades these shapes. He says,

A. B. One-half of each
shape is shaded.

Explain his mistake.

D RPS
HW/Ext

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Equivalent Fractions
4. Tick the shapes that have 3 shaded.
4

A. C. E.

B. D.

E VF
HW/Ext

5. Complete the sequence of equivalent fractions. Use the diagram to help you.

A.
4 8 16
= = =
6 18

B.
3 9
= = =
8 16 32

E VF
HW/Ext

6. Jasmin shades this shape. She says,

Two-fifths of my shape
is shaded.

Explain her mistake.

E RPS
HW/Ext

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Equivalent Fractions
7. Tick the shapes that have 3 shaded.
5

A. C. E.

B. D.

GD VF
HW/Ext

8. Complete the sets of equivalent fractions.

A.
21 63
= = = =
16 24 40

B.
8 12 28
= = = =
27 81

GD VF
HW/Ext

9. Carl shades this shape. He says,

Five-sixths of my shape
is shaded.

Explain his mistake.

GD RPS
HW/Ext

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Homework/Extension
Equivalent Fractions

Developing
1. A, D and E
2. A. 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 B. 1 = 2 = 3 = 4
4 8 12 16 5 10 15 20
3. Ben has shaded 5 out of 8 parts on triangle B. He needed to shade 4 out of 8 squares
4 1
as 8 = 2
. Triangle A correctly has one half shaded.

Expected
4. A, B, D and E
5. A. 4 = 8 = 12 = 16 B. 3
=
6
=
9
=
12
6 12 18 24 8 16 24 32
6. Jasmin has shaded 2 squares instead of 2 columns. She has shaded 2 out of 20 squares
which is not equivalent to 2 . She needed to shade 8 out of 20 squares which is
5
equivalent to 2 .
5

Greater Depth
7. A, B and D
8. A. 7 = 14 = 21 = 35 = 63 B. 4 = 8 = 12 = 28 = 36
8 16 24 40 72 9 18 27 63 81
9. Carl has shaded 20 out of 30 squares which is equivalent to 4 or 2 . He needed to
6 3
shade 25 out of 30 squares which is equivalent to 5 .
6

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Reasoning and Problem Solving
Step 1: Equivalent Fractions

National Curriculum Objectives:


Mathematics Year 5: (5F2b) Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given
fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths

Differentiation:
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Describe an error in a model of equivalent fractions of a half, a third, a quarter
or a fifth using pictorial support where the original denominator is represented first.
Expected Describe an error in a model of equivalent unit and non-unit fractions using
pictorial support where the original denominator is represented first.
Greater Depth Describe an error in a model of equivalent fractions of unit and non-unit
fractions using pictorial support where the image represents a multiple of the denominator.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)


Developing Correct and explain errors when shading equivalent fractions of a half, a third,
a quarter or a fifth where the original denominator is represented first.
Expected Correct and explain errors when shading equivalent unit and non-unit fractions
where the original denominator is represented first,
Greater Depth Correct and explain errors when calculating equivalent fractions of unit and
non-unit fractions.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Problem Solving)


Developing Find 2 possibilities for a missing function used to create equivalent fractions of
a half, a third, a quarter or a fifth using pictorial support where the image represents a
multiple of the denominator.
Expected Find 2 possibilities for a missing function used to create equivalent unit or non-
unit fractions.
Greater Depth Find 2 possibilities for two missing functions used to create equivalent
fractions of unit and non-unit fractions.

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Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions
1a. Cole has coloured two grids to create 1b. Jennie has coloured two grids to
an equivalent fraction. create an equivalent fraction.

= =

The parts do not need to be They are shaded in the


together to create a same shape so they are
fraction. equal.

Is Cole correct? Explain your answer. Is Jennie correct? Explain your answer.
D R D R

2a. Sylvia has drawn some equivalent 2b. Mark has drawn some equivalent
fractions. fractions.

A. = A. =

B. = B. =

Find and explain any mistakes. Find and explain any mistakes.
D R D R

3a. Give 2 possible values for A and B. 3b. Give 2 possible values for A and B.
Use the images to help you.

1 B 1 B
= =
A 8 A 10

D PS D PS

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Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions
4a. Amelia has coloured two grids to 4b. Conrad has coloured two grids to
create an equivalent fraction. create an equivalent fraction.

= =

Two parts are shaded in


The shaded parts are
each grid so they show
equal.
equivalent fractions.

Is Amelia correct? Explain your answer. Is Conrad correct? Explain your answer.
E R E R

5a. Dwayne has drawn some equivalent 5b. Shelly has drawn some equivalent
fractions. fractions.

A. = A. =

B. = B. =

Find and explain any mistakes. Find and explain any mistakes.
E R E R

6a. Give 2 possible values for A and B. 6b. Give 2 possible values for A and B.

x? x?

1 B 2 B
= =
A 24 A 36
x? x?
E PS E PS

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Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions
7a. Danyaal has coloured two grids to 7b. Lucie has coloured two grids to create
create an equivalent fraction. an equivalent fraction.

= =

My fractions are I have shown fractions


9 1
equivalent to 12 . equivalent to 3 .

Is Danyaal correct? Explain your answer. Is Lucie correct? Explain your answer.
GD R GD R

8a. Carlisle has written some equivalent 8b. Davina has written some equivalent
fractions. fractions.

5 25 7 21 4 28 5 30
A = B = A = B =
6 30 9 27 7 42 9 54

8 56 49 7 21 15 18 36
C = D = C = D =
9 72 63 7 28 20 28 54

Find and explain any mistakes. Find and explain any mistakes.

GD R GD R

9a. Give 2 possible values for A and B. 9b. Give 2 possible values for A and B.

7 B 84 2 B 24
A = 32 = C A = 48 = C

GD PS GD PS

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Reasoning and Problem Solving – Equivalent Fractions – Year 5 Greater Depth
Reasoning and Problem Solving Reasoning and Problem Solving
Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions
Developing Developing
1 4
1a. Cole is correct. He has shown = . 1b. Jennie is incorrect. The shading shows
2 8
1 2 1 2
The parts do not need to be together. = but these are not equivalent. =
4 6 4 8
2a. A. 2 shaded parts should be crossed 2b. A. 1 shaded part should be crossed
1 4 1 2
out as = . out as = .
4 16 5 10
B. Another part should be shaded in as B. 3 more parts should be shaded in as
1 2 1 6
= =
3 6 2 12
3a. 1 = 4 and 1 = 2 3b. 1 = 5 and 1 = 2
2 8 4 8 2 10 5 10

Expected Expected
4a. Amelia is incorrect. Her fractions are 4b. Conrad is correct. 1 = 2
9 18
not equal in size, but have the same 5b. A. 1 shaded part should be crossed
numerator. out as 3 = 6
5 10
5a. A. 2 more parts should be shaded in as B. 4 more parts should be shaded in as
2 4 4 8
= =
5 10 7 14
B. 3 more parts should be shaded in as 6b. Various answers, for example:
3 6 2 18 2 6 2 4
= = = =
4 8 4 36 12 36 18 36
6a. Various answers, for example:
1 12 1 6 1 4
= = =
2 24 4 24 6 24

Greater Depth Greater Depth


7a. Danyaal is partly correct. 3 is 7b. Lucie is correct. She has shaded 2
4 6
9 14 5 1
equivalent to but is not. and which are both equivalent to .
12 20 15 3
4 28 18 36
8a. C 8 = 64 ; D 49 = 7 8b. A = ; D =
9 72 63 9 7 49 28 56
9a. Various answers, for example: 9b. Various answers, for example:
7 28 84 7 14 84 2 12 24 2 6 24
= = = = = = = =
8 32 96 16 32 192 8 48 96 16 48 192
2 8 24
= =
12 48 144

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Reasoning and Problem Solving – Equivalent Fractions ANSWERS
Varied Fluency
Step 1: Equivalent Fractions

National Curriculum Objectives:


Mathematics Year 5: (5F2b) Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given
fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths

Differentiation:
Developing Questions to support finding fractions equivalent to a half, a third, a quarter or
a fifth using pictorial support where the original denominator is represented first.
Expected Questions to support finding equivalent unit and non-unit fractions using pictorial
support where the original denominator is represented first.
Greater Depth Questions to support finding equivalent fractions of unit and non-unit
fractions using pictorial support where the image represent a multiple of the denominator.

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Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions
1a. Colour 1 of each shape. 1b. Colour 1 of each shape.
2 3

D VF D VF

2a. Colour the second image to show an 2b. Colour the second image to show an
equivalent fraction. Write the fractions equivalent fraction. Write the fractions
underneath. underneath.

= =

= =

D VF D VF

3a. Fill in the missing multiplier. 3b. Filling the missing divisor.
x? ÷?

1 3 1 5
= =
4 12 5 25

D x? VF D ÷? VF

4a. Match the equivalent fractions. 4b. Match the equivalent fractions.
A. B. A. B.

C. D. C. D.

D VF D VF

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Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions
5a. Colour 2 of each shape. 5b. Colour 2 of each shape.
8 9

E VF E VF

6a. Colour the second image to show an 6b. Colour the second image to show an
equivalent fraction. Write the fractions equivalent fraction. Write the fractions
underneath. underneath.

= =

= =

E VF E VF

7a. Fill in the missing divisor. 7b. Fill in the missing multiplier.
÷? x?

2 4 2 12
= =
5 10 3 18

E ÷? VF E x? VF

8a. Match the equivalent fractions. 8b. Match the equivalent fractions.
A. B. A. B.

C. D. C. D.

E VF E VF

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Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions
9a. Colour 3 of each shape. 9b. Colour 6 of each shape.
4 9

GD VF GD VF

10a. Colour the second image to show 10b. Colour the second image to show
an equivalent fraction. Write the fractions an equivalent fraction. Write the fractions
underneath. underneath.

= =

= =

GD VF GD VF

11a. Fill in the missing multiplier and 11b. Fill in the missing divisor and
numerator. x? denominator. ÷?

? 35 9 27
= =
18 90 15 ?

GD x? VF GD ÷? VF

12a. Match the equivalent fractions. 12b. Match the equivalent fractions.

6 49 4 8
A D. A D.
11 63 15 96
5 75 4 36
B E. B E.
8 120 48 64
7 42 9 20
C F. C F.
9 77 16 75
GD VF GD VF

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Varied Fluency Varied Fluency
Equivalent Fractions Equivalent Fractions

Developing Developing

1a. 1 part shaded; 2 parts shaded 1b. 1 part shaded; 3 parts shaded
1 4
2a. Any 4 parts. = 2b. Any 3 parts. 1 = 3
3 12 5 15
3a. 3 3b. 5

4a. A and D match; B and C match 4b. A and C match; B and D match

Expected Expected

5a. 2 parts shaded; 4 parts shaded 5b. 2 parts shaded; 4 parts shaded

6a. Any 6 parts. 2 = 6 6b. Any 4 parts. 2 = 4


7 21 10 20
7a. 2 7b. 6

8a. A and D match; B and C match 8b. A and C match; B and D match

Greater Depth Greater Depth

9a. 6 parts shaded; 12 parts shaded 9b. 2 parts shaded; 30 parts shaded

10a. Any 2 parts. 9 = 2 10b. Any 12 parts. 8 = 12


18 4 10 15
11a. 5 = missing multiplier; 7 = missing 11b. 3 = missing divisor; 45 = missing

numerator denominator

12a. A and F; B and E; C and D 12b. A and F; B and D; C and E

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Find Fractions Equivalent to a Non-Unit Fraction
1. Shade the fraction given for each diagram below and then match the equivalent
fractions.
A. B. C.
4 5 8
16 6 12

D. E. F.
10 2 2
12 3 8

VF

2. Fill in the blanks to show the fractions that are equivalent to those shown on the
number lines.

a. b.
2 3 2 3 4
0 4 4 1 0 5 5 5 1

0 1 0 1

VF

3. Halle, Marcel, Mariam and Blake have all been looking at equivalent fractions.
Which children are correct? Explain your answer.

2 3 2 4
= =
3 4 3 6
Halle Mariam

2 10 2 12
= =
3 15 3 18
Marcel Blake
R

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1.

(various ways of shading)

2.

3. Mariam is correct because she has multiplied the numerator and denominator by 2.
Marcel is correct because he has multiplied the numerator and denominator by 5.
Blake is correct because he has multiplied the numerator and denominator by 6.

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Find Fractions Equivalent to a Non-Unit Fraction
1a. Katie is shading the grids below to 1b. Jamal is shading the grids below to
show equivalent fractions. show equivalent fractions.

= =
Her method is shown below. His method is shown below.

Shade the second grid to show the Shade the second grid to show the
correct answer and explain her mistake. correct answer and explain his mistake.
R R

2a. Use the fraction wall to help you write 2b. Use the fraction wall to help you write
4 pairs of equivalent non-unit fractions. 4 pairs of equivalent non-unit fractions.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 4 4 4 4

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

PS PS

3a. Carter has written some equivalent 3b. Liana has written some equivalent
fractions. fractions.

2 8 4 20 3 15 5 30
A. = B. = A. = B. =
3 9 7 35 4 20 6 30

5 15 7 28 2 22 7 21
C. = D. = C. = D. =
9 27 8 36 5 25 10 30

Mark Carter’s work and explain any Mark Liana’s work and explain any
mistakes. mistakes.
R R

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1a. Katie has added 8 to the numerator and denominator instead of multiplying by 2.
x

1b. Jamal has multiplied by 4 instead of 3.

2 4 2 6 2 3 4 6
2a. Various answers, for example: 3 = 6 , 3
=
9
, 6
=
9
, 6
=
9
2 4 2 6 3 6 3 9
2b. Various answers, for example: 4 = 8 , 4
=
12 , 4
=
8 , 4
=
12

3a. A is incorrect because Carter has added 6 to both the numerator and denominator
6
instead of multiplying by 3. The correct answer is 9 .

B and C are correct.

D is incorrect because Carter has incorrectly multiplied 8 by 4. The answer is 32 not 36.
28
The correct equivalent fraction is 32 .

3b. A and D are correct.


30 5
B is incorrect because 30 is equal to a whole but 6 is not equal to a whole. Liana

should have multiplied the numerator and denominator by 5. The correct equivalent
25
fraction is 30 .

C is incorrect because Liana has added 20 to the numerator and denominator instead of
10
multiplying by 5. The correct equivalent fraction is 25 .

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Find Fractions Equivalent to a Non-Unit Fraction
1a. Match the equivalent fractions. 1b. Match the equivalent fractions.

A. B. A. B.

C. D. C. D.

Label the matching fractions. Label the matching fractions.


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2a. Colour the second image to show an 2b. Colour the second image to show an
equivalent fraction. Write the fractions equivalent fraction. Write the fractions
underneath. underneath.

= =

= =
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3a. Use the images below to help you fill 3b. Use the images below to help you fill
in the blanks. in the blanks.

x x

3 3
= =
4 5

x x

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1a. A and D: 2 = 4 B and C: 5 = 10


5 10 6 12
2 4 2 4
1b. B and D: 3 = 6 A and C: 7 = 14

2a.

2b.

3a.

3b.

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1. Tick the shapes that have 1 shaded.
4

A. C. E.

B. D.

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2. Complete the sequence of equivalent fractions. Use the diagram to help you.

A.
1 2 4
= = =
3 9

B.
1 3
= = =
8 16 32

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3. Yusuf draws these number lines. He says:

0 1
One-fifth and its
equivalent two-
tenths are
marked by an
0 1 arrow on each
number line.

Explain his mistake.


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Find Fractions Equivalent to a Unit Fraction

1. A, C, D and E have one-quarter shaded.


1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
2. 3 = 6 = 9 = 12 8
=
16
=
24
=
32
5
3. Yusuf has forgotten that 5
= 1. His number line is split into sixths not fifths. He has

marked one-sixth and two-twelfths with arrows.

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