About this worksheet
Equivalent fractions name the same amount with different numerators and denominators is a major fourth-grade math step because students now work with larger numbers, multi-step reasoning, and more precise notation. Students may change only the numerator or only the denominator, which changes the size of the fraction instead of renaming it. This worksheet gives short, self-checking questions that rotate through the parts of the skill instead of repeating one template. Students multiply numerator and denominator by the same number, simplify fractions, choose equivalent forms, and connect models with symbolic fractions. Support versions keep the numbers friendlier while preserving the same reasoning. Standard and challenge versions add larger values, closer distractors, or an extra comparison step. Encourage your child to write down the place, operation, or unit before calculating. If an answer is close but does not match the requested place value, fraction denominator, or measurement unit, it is probably the trap answer.
What your child will learn
- Create equivalent fractions
- Simplify fractions
- Use visual models
- Compare numerator-denominator relationships
Worked example
3/4 is equivalent to 6/8 because both the numerator and denominator were multiplied by 2.
Common mistake
Multiplying only the numerator and leaving the denominator unchanged.
Helpful hint
Do the same operation to the top and bottom.
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