Equivalent and simplifying fractions

Start with equivalent fractions

The flashcards titled Equivalent fractions ask whether pairs of fractions are equivalent. They offer a starting point for checking what you recognize and explaining your reasoning. If you prefer to begin with questions that include images, try Pre-Test on Equivalent Fractions. It also asks for a missing denominator in equivalent fractions.

These resources give primary pupils and school students different ways to practice the same idea. Teachers can also use the listed materials when looking for questions to support a lesson.

Explore the mind map

The Equivalent Fractions mind map shows how multiplying by a fraction equal to one can produce an equivalent fraction. It also refers to renaming fractions. Work through its examples before returning to the flashcards or quiz, and use the map to help explain why fractions are equivalent.

The Bonus quiz on equivalent fractions offers another way to practice. Its questions include selecting equivalent fractions and finding a missing denominator. If a question is difficult, return to the map and look at an example before continuing.

Move on to reducing fractions

The Reducing Fractions flashcards cover factors, the greatest common factor and reducing a fraction to lowest terms. Use them after exploring equivalence to consider how to tell whether a fraction is already in lowest terms. The Cancelling down fractions flashcards provide fractions to work with as you practice.

Use this section of Fractions

Equivalent and simplifying fractions is a section of the Fractions unit in Mathematics. The resources here let you move between explanations, examples and questions within that section. They were made by GoConqr users, so you can explore different approaches to the topic. Choose a map, then try a quiz to put its examples into practice.