Help students master equivalent fractions with this Grade 3 worksheet.
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Equivalent Fractions Practice
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Try these before or after you print the worksheet. Every answer draws both fractions as bars, so you can see they cover the same amount even though the numbers look different.
Question 1
Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?
3/6 = 1/2. Six parts with three shaded covers the same amount as two parts with one shaded.
1/2
3/6
Question 2 — select all that apply
Select every fraction that equals 1/2, then press Check.
3/6, 5/10 and 2/4 all equal 1/2: in each one the top number is exactly half the bottom one. That is the test — not whether the numbers look similar.
Question 3
5/10 is the same as which of these?
5/10 = 1/2. Divide the top and the bottom by 5.
5/10
1/2
Question 4
Which fraction is equivalent to 2/5?
4/10 = 2/5. Double the top and double the bottom. Notice 2/5 cannot be made simpler — not every fraction can.
2/5
4/10
Question 5
4/6 written as simply as possible is:
4/6 = 2/3. Divide the top and the bottom by 2.
4/6
2/3
Question 6 — put them in order
Click these fractions in order, from smallest to largest.
1/4 < 1/3 < 1/2 < 3/4. With the same top number, a bigger bottom number means smaller pieces — which is why 1/4 is less than 1/3.
Question 7 — spot the mistake
A student says: “3/6 is bigger than 1/2 because 3 is bigger than 1.” What went wrong?
You cannot judge a fraction by its top number alone. 3/6 cuts the bar into six and takes three; 1/2 cuts it into two and takes one. Same amount.
3/6
1/2
Think about it
1/2, 2/4, 3/6 and 5/10 all name the same amount. How many more could you write? Is there a last one?
Why does multiplying the top and the bottom by the same number leave a fraction unchanged?
2/5 cannot be made simpler, but 4/6 can. What is different about them?
If you cut a cake into 8 pieces instead of 4, do you get more cake? What changes and what does not?