Equivalent Fractions
Comparing fractions
Simplest form
Common denominators
Mixed
100
Kyle drank 2/3 cup of apple juice. Which fraction is equivalent to 2/3?
6/9
100
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 in his snack. How can you compare the fractions using <,> or =?
2/3 > 3/8
100
In the school band, 6/24 of the members play the trumpet. In simplest form, what fraction of the band plays the trumpet?
1/4
100
Elise is doing her HW. She plans to spend 1/2 hour on Math and 1/2 on Spelling. Which number is a common denominator for 1/2 and 1/4?
4
100
Jing is helping the first grade teacher put together bags of crayons. Each bag has 4 crayons and 1/4 of the crayons in each bag are green. What fraction of the crayons in 3 bags is green?
3/12
200
Nicole needs 1/3 yard of fabric. Which fraction is equivalent to 1/3?
5/15
200
Anna runs 2/5 mile. Kim rules 1/2 mile. Write an expression showing who ran more.
1/2 > 2/5
200
Josh made a list of fractions and asked Will to find the fraction written in simplest form. Which fraction should he write? 1/8 3/9 9/18 6/10
1/8
200
Allie worked for 1/2 hour on Saturday and 3/4 hour on Sunday. Which number is a common denominator for 1/2 and 3/4?
4,8,12...
200
Liam works in a toy store that sells bags of marbles. He puts 10 marbles in each bag and 2/10 of the marbles are striped. If Liam makes 3 bags of marbles, how many striped marbles does he need?
6
300
Jenna's recipe calls for 1/2 cup of flour. She only has a 1/4 cup measure. Which equivalent fraction shows the amount of flour she can use for the recipe?
2/4
300
Brad uses 3/4 cup of milk and 1/8 cup of yogurt in a recipe. Which statement can you write to correctly compare the amounts of milk and yogurt Brad used?
3/4 > 1/8
300
In the school library, 10/20 of the computers have scanners. In simplest from, which of the computers have scanners?
1/2
300
Jamal helps in the library. He put away 1/3 of the books on Monday and 5/6 of the books on Tuesday. Which number is a common denominator?
6,12,18...
300
Swati is putting 5 stickers in each gift bag. Each bag has 2 silver stickers. If Swati makes 5 gift bags, what fractions of the stickers will be silver?
10/25
400
Ben walked 3/4 mile to Ming's house. Sarah walked to same distance to Ming's house. Which shows how far Sarah walked?
6/8
400
Sam is wrapping gifts. He has 5/6 yard of blue ribbon, 2/4 yard of gold ribbon, and 5/12 yard of pink ribbon. Write a list showing the order from greatest to least.
5/6, 2/4, 5/12
400
Which fraction is in simplest form? Explain. 2/5 or 2/4
2/5 because there is no gcf
400
Miguel walked 1/2 mile to the library and then 3/5 mile to the post office. How can he write 1/2 and 3/5 as a pair of fractions with a common denominator?
5/10 and 6/10
400
Jeff is making muffins. He combines 1/6 cup milk, 1/8 cup raisins, and 1/3 cup butter. Which list shows the order of the ingredients from the least amount to the greatest amount?
1/8, 1/6, 1/3
500
Suzanne arranges flowers in vases at her store. Each vase has 12 flowers and 2/3 of the flowers are yellow. What other fraction can represent the part of the flowers that are yellow?
8/12
500
Adam is driving Betsy, Ed, and Beth home from the mall. Betsy lives 1/4 miles from the mall. Ed lives 2/3 mile from the mall, and Beth lives 1/2 mile from the mall. Show the fractions in order from least to greatest?
1/4, 1/2, 2/3
500
What is 25/100 in simplest form?
1/4
500
Melina eats 3/4 of her muffins and Gia eats 7/8 of her muffins. How can you write these as fractions with a common denominator?
6/8 and 7/8
500
How can you tell which fraction is bigger just by looking at it 1/4 or 1/8?
When the numerators are the same, the fraction with the smaller denominator is bigger.
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