Equivalent Fractions

Simplifying Fractions

100

What is the simplest form of 8/16?

1/2

200

What is the simplest form of 4/6?

2/3

300

What is the simplest form of 5/15?

1/3

400

What is the simplest form of 25/30?

5/6

500

What is the simplest form of 40/64?

5/8

Missing Numbers

100

1/4 = ?/20

5

200

2/3= ?/15

10

300

8/16 = ?/2

2

400

8/24 = 1/?

3

500

3/8 = ?/32

12

Equivalent Fractions

100

What is a fraction equivalent to 2/3?

4/6; 6/9; 8/12

200

What is a fraction equivalent to 1/4?

2/8; 3/12; 4/16

300

What is a fraction equivalent to 1/6?

2/12; 3/18

400

What is a fraction equivalent to 3/5?

6/10; 9/15; 15/25

500

What is a fraction equivalent to 9/12?

3/4; 18/24

Word Problems

100

Mr. and Mrs. Berit went for a run. Mrs. Berti ran for 6/10 mile. Mr. Berti ran for ⅖ mile. Who ran farther?

Mrs. Berti

200

Liam combined 1/8 gallon of lemonade, 1/4 gallon of cranberry juice and 5/16 gallon of seltzer to make punch for a party. How many gallons of punch did he make in all?

11 gallons out of 16. 

300

Sarah needed 1/3 cup of flour to make 1 apple pie. If she made 9 apple pies, how many cups of flour would Sarah need?

3 cups out of 9.

400

A smoothie calls for 1/6 of a peach, 1/3 of a banana, and 1/3 of a kiwi. How much fruit will be in the smoothie?

5/6 of fruit

500

Fran baked 12 lemon tarts for her son, Bob. He gobbled up 4 tarts. What fraction of lemon tarts did Bob eat? Write your fraction as an irreducible fraction. 

1/3

Word Problems

100

Gina travels a distance of 7 miles to reach home. The bus ride covers 5 miles. She then walks 2 miles to reach her home. What fraction of miles does Gina travel by bus?

5/7 miles

200

Anne has 24 pencils in a box. Eighteen pencils have #2 marked on them and the 6 are marked #3. What fraction of pencils are marked #3? Write your fraction as an irreducible fraction. 

1/4 of the pencils

300

Dylan has a total of 25 marbles. He gives 5 marbles to his sister, Jane. What fraction of marbles did Jane receive? Write your answer as an irreducible fraction.

1/5 of the marbles

400

Emily places 15 roses in a beautiful glass vase. It holds 6 yellow roses and 9 red roses. What fraction of roses are red? Write your fraction as an irreducible fraction. 

3/5 are red. 

500

Zoe spotted a total of 39 parrots in an aviary at the San Diego Zoo. She counted 18 macaws and 21 cockatoos. What fraction of macaws did Zoe spot at the aviary? Write your answer as an irreducible fraction. 

6/13 are macaws.