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Equivalent Fractions Simplified

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Equivalent Fractions Simplified

Fraction strips showing equivalent fractions

📚 Part 1: Identifying Equivalent Fractions

1. Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?

2/3

3/6

2/5

4/10

2. Fill in the blanks to create equivalent fractions:

a) 2/5 = ____/10 = 8/____

b) 3/4 = 6/____ = ____/16

3. Which of these fractions are equivalent to 6/8? (Tick all that apply)

3/4

12/16

9/12

15/20

4. Complete this equivalent fraction pattern:

1/3 = 2/6 = ____/9 = 4/____ = ____/15

✏️ Part 2: Simplifying Fractions

5. Simplify these fractions to their lowest terms:

a) 8/12 = ________

b) 15/25 = ________

c) 18/24 = ________

d) 20/30 = ________

6. What is the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 12 and 16?

2

4

6

8

7. Show your working to simplify 24/36:
8. Convert these improper fractions to mixed numbers in simplest form:

a) 9/4 = ________

b) 11/6 = ________

c) 15/8 = ________

🧠 Part 3: Problem Solving

9. Sarah ate 4/12 of a pizza. Write this fraction in its simplest form and explain how you found your answer.
10. A recipe calls for 6/9 cups of flour. Jamie wants to write this in simplest form for her shopping list. What should she write?

Answer: ________ cups of flour

11. Challenge: Find three different equivalent fractions for 2/3 where both the numerator and denominator are greater than 10.
12. Explain in your own words what it means for fractions to be "equivalent".

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