Free Equivalent Fractions Worksheets

Create an unlimited supply of worksheets for equivalent fractions (grades 4-5)! The worksheets can be made in html or PDF format — both are easy to print. You can also customize them using the generator below.

Students usually encounter the concept of equivalent fractions in 4th grade (such as 1/2 = 5/10). Visual models are essential in helping children to grasp this idea, and the worksheets below provide just that!

Then, in 5th grade, students learn how to add unlike fractions. This procedure involves converting the fractions to equivalent fractions with a common denominator. So, the concept of equivalent fractions is an important prerequisite to fraction addition and subtraction.

Basic instructions for the worksheets

Each worksheet is randomly generated and thus unique. The answer key is automatically generated and is placed on the second page of the file.

You can generate the worksheets either in html or PDF format — both are easy to print. To get the PDF worksheet, simply push the button titled "Create PDF" or "Make PDF worksheet". To get the worksheet in html format, push the button "View in browser" or "Make html worksheet". This has the advantage that you can save the worksheet directly from your browser (choose File → Save) and then edit it in Word or other word processing program.

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