Year 5

Understanding fractions: Equivalent fractions

Year 5

Understanding fractions: Equivalent fractions

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about equivalent fractions, how to simplify and how to find missing numerators and denominators.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Has this shape been cut into equal parts?
An image in a quiz
No
Correct answer: Yes
Q2.
What does this describe: the number of parts the whole is split into
Correct answer: denominator
fraction
numerator
vinculum
Q3.
Can you convert one and three fifths to an improper fraction
Correct answer: eight fifths
five eighths
five thirds
one and five thirds
Q4.
Can you convert seven quarters to a mixed number fraction?
Correct answer: 1 and 3/4
3/4
4/7
four sevenths
Seven and one quarter
Q5.
Which is the biggest fraction (convert all to mixed number fractions)
five eighths
five halves
five quarters
Correct answer: one and five thirds

4 Questions

Q1.
What is an improper fraction
Correct answer: Where the numerator is greater than the denominator
Where the numerator is less than the denominator
Where there is a whole and a fraction
Q2.
Which fraction is equivalent to one half
one quarter
one third
three quarters
Correct answer: two quarters
two thirds
Q3.
What is the missing denominator: two thirds is equivalent to four ____
fifths
fourths
Correct answer: sixths
thirds
Q4.
two eighths is equivalent to ___ (tick three)
four eighths
Correct answer: four sixteenths
one half
Correct answer: one quarter
Correct answer: three twelfths