Year 6 maths worksheet: Equivalent fractions

Insight into equivalent fractions is the core of understand how fractions work. Much work needs to be done in previous years to show that fractions such as 1/2 and 2/4 have the same value. This is usually done by colors or shading parts of rectangles, circles.

Two fractions that are equal in value that we say are are equivalent.

2/5 is equal to 4/10 which is equivalent to 40/100.

If we start with a group and both the numerator (top number) as the denominator (bottom number) multiplied by the same number remains the break with the same value. The same goes with Division, but not add or subtract.

This makes multiplying fractions much easier than adding or subtracting from them.

Equivalent fractions (pg 1)

Know Division facts: year 5 maths worksheet

There is no doubt that most children find Division harder than multiplication, but there is little real reason for this to be so. Most Division questions can be turned on their head be made to look like multiplication. For Example:

30 ÷ 5 =??  can be considered as 5 times what number makes 30?

?? ÷ 6 = 7 can be considered as 6 times 7.

60 ÷?? = 10 can be considered as 10 60 times what number makes?

The key to success with Division is a really good knowledge of times tables.

This worksheet looks on this species Division question, all with simple numbers and no waste and is a good assessment sheet to see if Division is understood and tables known.

This can be found in our category year 5 know number facts.

Know Division facts (1)