Equivalent Fractions
Write an equivalent fraction for 1/2 with a denominator of 6.
3/6
1/4 + 2/4
3/4
5/8 − 2/8
3/8
1/2 × 8
4
A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Sam eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza is left?
5/8
Write an equivalent fraction for 3/4 with a denominator of 12.
9/12
1/2+1/8
5/8
3/4 − 1/2
1/4
1/3 × 15
5
Mia walked 1/2 of a mile in the morning and 1/4 of a mile in the afternoon. How far did she walk altogether?
3/4 mile
Find the least common denominator of 1/3 and 1/4.
12
2/3 + 1/4
11/12
5/6 − 1/4
7/12
1/4 × 28
7
A class has 24 students. One-third of the students brought lunch from home. How many students brought lunch?
8 Students
Rewrite 2/3 and 3/8 using a common denominator.
16/24 and 9/24
1 1/2 + 2 1/4
3 3/4
3 3/4 − 1 1/2
2 1/4
1/6 of 42
7
A recipe needs 2 1/2 cups of flour and 1 3/4 cups of sugar. How much more flour and sugar are in the recipe
17/4 or 4 1/4
Which is greater: 5/6 or 7/9? Show your work using equivalent fractions.
5/6 because 15/18 > 14/18
2 2/3 + 1 3/4
4 5/12
4 1/3 − 2 3/4
1 7/12
1/8 of 72
9
Carlos ran 1 2/3 miles on Monday and 2 3/4 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did he run in total?
4 5/12 miles