Equivalent Fractions
Equivalent or not equivalent?
1/2 and 3/6
Equivalent
Find the difference:
5/6 - 2/6
3/6 or 1/2
2 x 1/4
2/4 or 1/2
Which expression is equivalent to 5/4?
A. 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
B. 3/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
C. 2/3 + 3/1
D. 1/5 + 1/4
B
3 2/4 + 1 1/4
4 3/4
Equivalent or not equivalent?
3/6 and 9/10
Not equivalent
6/6 - 5/6
1/6
4 x 2/3
8/3 or 2 2/3
Decompose 5/5 into the sum of unit fractions.
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
8 2/4 - 6 1/4
2 1/4
2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12, etc.
8/9 + 3/9
11/9 or 1 2/9
Alisha runs 3/4 of a mile each day for 5 days. How many miles will she run in 5 days?
15/4 or 3 3/4
Convert the fraction greater than 1 to a mixed number (use decomposition to help you)
16/5
3 1/5
3 4/5 + 6 2/5
10 1/5
List 3 fractions equivalent to 1/3
3/6, 3/9, 4/12, etc.
Mona Lisa runs for 3/4 of a mile on Monday, 1/4 of a mile on Tuesday and 1 mile on Wednesday. How many miles does she run on these three days altogether?
Samantha bought 2 chicken sandwiches that weighed 2/3 of a pound and four cartons of french fries that each weigh 1/3 of a pound. How much food does she order in pounds in all?
8/3 or 2 2/3
Convert the fraction greater than 1 to a whole or mixed number. Use a number bond.
21/3
7
Priya bikes 9 1/4 miles on the bike trail. Sonny bikes 6 3/4 miles. How many more miles does Priya bike than Sonny?
2 2/4 miles or 2 1/2 miles
List 4 fractions equivalent to 1/4
2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20, etc.
Rodney watches for 1/3 of an hour on Monday and 2/3 of an hour on Tuesday. Alisha watches twice as much television as Rodney. How much do they watch altogether.
3 hours
Rodney- 1/3 + 2/3 = 3/3 or 1 hour
Alisha- 2 x 1 = 2 hours
Part I: Mrs. Meyers made a dozen cookies that used 2/6 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/6 teaspoon of nutmeg and 1/6 teaspoon of cardamom. How many teaspoons of spices does Mrs. Meyer need for her cookies?
Mrs. Meyers is making 6 dozen cookies for a bake sale. How many teaspoons of spices will she need?
4/6 teaspoon
24/6 or 4 teaspoons
Decompose 8/8 in two ways. Draw a model to show your work.
Answers vary
Mrs. Hamilton works for 5 4/5 hours on Sunday. This is 2 1/5 more hours than Mrs. Doyle works. How many hours do they work altogether?
9 2/5 hours