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Math: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Equivalent Fractions (Questions)

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Recognising, writing and naming fractions are all important steps. Equivalent fractions means two or more fractions which have the same value. For example, two quarters and one half are both the same, as are two halves, four quarters and 1 whole.

It is important for children to be able to recognize equivalent fractions and this quiz will help them to do so.

Use this quiz to see how well you do with equivalent fractions.

1. Which fraction is the same as 12?
[ ] 34
[ ] 14
[ ] 25
[ ] 24
2. Which pair of fractions have the same value?
[ ] 23 and 12
[ ] 14 and 24
[ ] 44 and 22
[ ] 13 and 24
3. Which is more: 12 of 6 or 34 of 8?
[ ] 34 of 8
[ ] 12 of 6
[ ] They are the same
[ ] 13 of 6
4. Which is more: 13 of 12 or 12 of 12?
[ ] They are the same
[ ] 13 of 12
[ ] 14 of 12
[ ] 12 of 12
5. Which is less: 14 of 12 or 34 of 16?
[ ] 34 of 16
[ ] 24 of 16
[ ] 14 of 12
[ ] 14 of 16
6. Which is less: 14 of 12 or 13 of 9?
[ ] They both give the same answer
[ ] 13 of 9
[ ] 14 of 12
[ ] 13 of 12
7. If I cut a cake into four equal slices and eat two of them, how much have I eaten?
[ ] A third of the cake
[ ] A quarter of the cake
[ ] Half of the cake
[ ] Three quarters of the cake
8. Jim and Harry both have 12 jelly beans. Jim eats 14 of his and Harry eats 13 of his. Who ate more jelly beans?
[ ] Jim
[ ] Harry
[ ] They ate the same
[ ] Neither
9. Kim ate 14 of a pizza and Fran also ate 14. What fraction of the pizza remains?
[ ] 14
[ ] 34
[ ] 13
[ ] 12
10. Jane is given $24 for her birthday. She spends half the money on toys, a quarter of the money on candies and gives a quarter to charity. How much money does Jane have left?
[ ] $2
[ ] $0
[ ] $1
[ ] $4
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Math: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Equivalent Fractions (Answers)
1. Which fraction is the same as 12?
[ ] 34
[ ] 14
[ ] 25
[x] 24
There are four quarters in a whole, so two of them would be the same as a half
2. Which pair of fractions have the same value?
[ ] 23 and 12
[ ] 14 and 24
[x] 44 and 22
[ ] 13 and 24
Whenever the numerator and denominator are the same number, the fraction is equal to one whole
3. Which is more: 12 of 6 or 34 of 8?
[x] 34 of 8
[ ] 12 of 6
[ ] They are the same
[ ] 13 of 6
34 of 8 is 6, and 12 of 6 is 3
4. Which is more: 13 of 12 or 12 of 12?
[ ] They are the same
[ ] 13 of 12
[ ] 14 of 12
[x] 12 of 12
12 of 12 is 6 and 13 of 12 is 4
5. Which is less: 14 of 12 or 34 of 16?
[ ] 34 of 16
[ ] 24 of 16
[x] 14 of 12
[ ] 14 of 16
34 of 16 is 12, 14 of 12 is only 3
6. Which is less: 14 of 12 or 13 of 9?
[x] They both give the same answer
[ ] 13 of 9
[ ] 14 of 12
[ ] 13 of 12
13 of 9 is 3, and 14 of 12 is also 3
7. If I cut a cake into four equal slices and eat two of them, how much have I eaten?
[ ] A third of the cake
[ ] A quarter of the cake
[x] Half of the cake
[ ] Three quarters of the cake
Two quarters out of four is the same as one half
8. Jim and Harry both have 12 jelly beans. Jim eats 14 of his and Harry eats 13 of his. Who ate more jelly beans?
[ ] Jim
[x] Harry
[ ] They ate the same
[ ] Neither
14 of 12 is 3 and 13 of 12 is 4, so Harry ate one more than Jim
9. Kim ate 14 of a pizza and Fran also ate 14. What fraction of the pizza remains?
[ ] 14
[ ] 34
[ ] 13
[x] 12
There are four quarters in a whole. If two are eaten, two remain and this is the same as a half
10. Jane is given $24 for her birthday. She spends half the money on toys, a quarter of the money on candies and gives a quarter to charity. How much money does Jane have left?
[ ] $2
[x] $0
[ ] $1
[ ] $4
A half added to a quarter and another quarter equals everything!