Equivalent Fractions
Simplest Form
Comparing & Ordering Fractions
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?

Some 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
Compare 4/8 and 2/3. Which fraction is greater?
2/3 is greater
200

What are two equivalent fractions for 2/5?

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

Some 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
A recipe for trail mix includes 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, 3/4 cup of raisins and 3/8 cup of granola. Put these fractions in order from least to greatest.
3/8 1/2 3/4
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
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
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