Worksheet on Equivalent Fractions (TEKS: 4.3A)

Instructions: Write the missing equivalent fraction for each given fraction.

1. 1/2 = ___/10

2. 3/4 = ___/8

3. 2/3 = ___/9

4. 5/6 = ___/12

5. 4/5 = ___/20

6. 7/8 = ___/16

7. 3/10 = ___/30

8. 1/3 = ___/6

9. 2/5 = ___/10

10. 5/8 = ___/40

Bonus Question:

1. 3/12 = ___/24

Instructions: Circle the equivalent fraction for each given fraction.

1. 1/4 = 2/8 or 3/6

2. 2/3 = 4/6 or 3/9

3. 3/5 = 6/10 or 4/8

4. 4/7 = 8/14 or 5/9

5. 5/9 = 10/18 or 6/12

6. 2/10 = 4/20 or 3/6

7. 3/8 = 6/16 or 4/10

8. 1/6 = 2/12 or 3/9

9. 4/11 = 8/22 or 5/10

Bonus Question:

1. 2/15 = 4/30 or 3/10

Instructions: Solve the following word problems using equivalent fractions.

1. Sarah ate 3/4 of a pizza. Her friend ate 2/8 of the same pizza. Who ate more pizza?

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour. If you only have 1/6 cup of flour, how many times do you need to double the recipe to have enough flour?

3. A group of friends shared a pizza. If each person ate 1/5 of the pizza, how many friends were there in total?

4. A bag of marbles contains 3/4 red marbles and 1/8 blue marbles. What fraction of the marbles are not red or blue?

5. A rectangle is divided into 6 equal parts. If 3/6 of the rectangle is shaded, what fraction of the rectangle is not shaded?

6. A pizza is divided into 8 equal slices. If 5/8 of the pizza is eaten, what fraction of the pizza is left?

7. A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you only have 1/2 cup of sugar, how much more sugar do you need?

8. A group of friends shared a pizza. If each person ate 1/3 of the pizza, how many friends were there in total?

9. A bag of marbles contains 2/5 red marbles and 1/10 blue marbles. What fraction of the marbles are not red or blue?

Bonus Question:

1. A rectangle is divided into 12 equal parts. If 7/12 of the rectangle is shaded, what fraction of the rectangle is not shaded?

Answer Key:

1. 5/10
2. 6/8
3. 6/9
4. 10/12
5. 16/20
6. 14/16
7. 9/30
8. 2/6
9. 4/10
10. 25/40
11. 6/24
12. 2/8
13. 3/9
14. 4/8
15. 8/14
16. 6/12
17. 4/20
18. 3/8
19. 2/12
20. 5/10
21. 4/30
22. Sarah ate more pizza.
23. You need to double the recipe 3 times.
24. There were 5 friends in total.
25. 1/8 of the marbles are not red or blue.
26. 3/6 of the rectangle is shaded, so 3/6 is not shaded.
27. 3/8 of the pizza is left.
28. You need 1/4 cup more sugar.
29. There were 3 friends in total.
30. 3/10 of the marbles are not red or blue.
31. 5/12 of the rectangle is not shaded.