Equivalent Fractions
Simplest Form
Common Denominators
Comparing & Ordering Fractions
All Mixed Up
100
A rectangle is divided into 8 equal parts. Two parts are shaded. What is a fraction that is equivalent to the shaded area of the rectangle?
Possible Answers: 1/4 3/12 4/16 5/20
100
Six out of the 12 members in the Soccer ASA are boys. In simplest form, what fraction of the Soccer team is boys?
1/2
100
Kevin practiced his trumpet for 2/3 hour on Tuesday, and 3/4 hour on Thursday. What is the least common denominator for 2/3 and 3/4?
12
100
Compare 4/8 and 2/3. Which fraction is greater?
2/3 is greater
100

In the school chorus, 4/24 of the students are in Grade 5 and 5/8 of the students are in Grade 4. Rewrite these fractions as fractions with the least common denominator.

4/24 and 15/24

200
What are two equivalent fractions for 2/5?
Possible Answers: 4/10 6/15 8/20 10/25
200
Michael made 9/12 of his free throws at basketball practice. What is 9/12 in its simplest form?
3/4
200
Jing read half of his book on Saturday, and 2/3 of his book on Sunday. What is the least common denominator for one half and 2/3?
6
200
Bill used 3/8 cup of raisins and 2/3 cup of banana chips to make a snack. His brother asked if he used more raisins or banana chips. Which fruit did Bill use more of?
Bill used more banana chips 2/3 is greater than 3/8
200
Nadia is baking bread. She mixes 1/2 cup of milk. 1/8 cup of water and 1/3 cup of butter. Which fraction is the least?
1/8
300
Which fraction is NOT equivalent to 3/4: 9/12 6/8 12/16 8/12
8/12
300
Julie used 15 tiles to make a design in Art class. Ten of the tiles are blue. What fraction, in simplest form, represents the blue tiles?
2/3
300
Sally is making cookies and needs 2/6 cup of flour and 3/4 cup of chocolate chips. Rewrite these fractions as fractions with the least common denominator.
What is 4/12 and 9/12
300

Sue has 3 pieces of wood. The lengths of the wood are 2/5 meter, 3/10 meter and 1/4 meter. Which piece of wood is the shortest? Hint* Make common denominators

1/4 meter

300
Amy needs 6/8 liters of fruit juice to make punch. She needs an equal amount of water. How much water does she need? A. 2/8 liter - B. 1/2 liter - C. 2/3 liter - D. 3/4 liter
D. 3/4 liter
400
Sophia's vegetable garden is divided into 12 equal sections. She plants carrots in 8 of the sections. What are two fractions that are equivalent to the part of Sophia's garden that is planted with carrots?
Possible Answers: 2/3 4/6 16/24 24/36
400
Jeremy walked 6/8 of the way to school and ran the rest of the way. What fraction, in simplest form, shows the part of the way that Jeremy ran?
1/4
400

Miguel walked 1/2 mile to the library and then 3/5 mile to the post office. Rewrite as a pair of fractions with the least common denominator.

5/10 and 6/10

400

A recipe for trail mix includes 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, 3/4 cup of raisins and 3/8 cup of granola. Which is the greatest fraction? 

3/8 1/2 3/4

400
Mindy bought 24 cupcakes. Nine of them have chocolate frosting, and the rest have vanilla frosting. What fraction of the cupcakes have vanilla frosting in simplest form?
3/8 of the cupcakes
500
Jamal finished 5/6 of his homework. Margaret finished 3/4 of her homework, and Steve finished 10/12 of his homework. Which students finished the same amount of homework?
Jamal and Steve
500
In Ultimate Frisbee, 6/9 of the students are fourth graders. In simplest form, what fraction of the students in Ultimate Frisbee are NOT fourth graders?
1/3
500
Rewrite these fractions as fractions with the least common denominator: 8/9 and 6/7.
56/63 and 54/63
500

Three days a week, Maria runs 3/4 mile, 7/8 mile and 3/5 mile. What are theses distances in order from greatest to least?

7/8 3/4 3/5

500
At a party, there were four large sandwiches, all the same size. During the party, 2/3 of the chicken sandwich, 3/4 of the tuna sandwich, 7/12 of the roast beef sandwich and 5/6 of the veggie sandwich were eaten. Which sandwich had the least amount left over?
The Veggie Sandwich
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