Numihana3/10 = /40 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: ________________
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Equivalent fractions.
Recognise families of equivalent fractions using diagrams.
Numihana · England Year 6
Equivalent fractions
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Recognise families of equivalent fractions using diagrams.
1/4 = /20 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: ________________
1/2 = /4 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: ________________
8/10 = /20 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: ________________
1/2 = /4 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: ________________
1/5 = /15 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6
Equivalent fractions
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Recognise families of equivalent fractions using diagrams.
3/10 = /40 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: 12
1/4 = /20 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: 5
1/2 = /4 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: 2
8/10 = /20 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: 16
1/2 = /4 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: 2
1/5 = /15 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: 3
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Recognise families of equivalent fractions using diagrams.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 6 → Number → Fractions (including decimals and percentages) · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Multiply numerator and denominator by the same factor. The number of pieces changes, but the amount represented stays equal.
A common slip
Changing only the denominator changes the fraction’s value.
Worked example
3/4 = /8 — find the missing numerator.
Answer: 6
Multiply numerator and denominator by the same factor. The number of pieces changes, but the amount represented stays equal.