Equivalent Fractions
Comparing Fractions
Fraction Models
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Name a fraction with 10 as the denominator that is equivalent to 12/20.
What is 6/10
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Which symbol (<, >, =) makes this sentence true? 4/14 _____ 2/3
What is <. (2/3 is greater than 4/14)
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Which one of these fractions is closest to the whole number 1? A. 6/7 B. 1/2 C. 8/11 D. 1/7
What is A, 6/7?
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Which of the following fractions is NOT equivalent to 2/3? A. 3/9 B. 4/6 C. 10/15 D. 8/12
What is A. 3/9.
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Which sentence is true? A. 2/3 < 2/7 B. 3/8 > 4/5 C. 1/2 = 4/6 D. 1/4 > 1/8
What is D, 1/4 > 1/8?
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Your teacher has drawn a circle shape that was been made up of 8 equal pieces. After viewing the model, which fraction represented is closest to 1? A. 6/7 B. 1/2 C. 8/11 D. 3/6
What is 8/11
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Look at the board as the teacher draws a fraction strip that shows 8/14. What fraction is equivalent to 8/14? A. 3/6 B. 4/7 C. 1/2 D. 6/10
What is B, 4/7?
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Which symbol (<, >, =) makes this sentence true? 5/11 ____ 5/7
What is B,
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Your teacher is going to put four models on the board, which fraction best represents an equivalent fraction to 1/6?
What is D, 3/18?
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Name any fraction that is equivalent to 6/9.
Answers will vary, possibilities... (12/18, 2/3, 18/27)
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Which symbol (<, >, =) makes this sentence true? 4/5 ____ 2/9
What is >? 4/5 is greater than 2/9.
400
Draw two fraction models that show equivalent fractions
Answers will vary
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Name a fraction that is equivalent to 2/3. Draw a model of your equivalent fraction as well.
Answers will vary.
500
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest. 3/5, 2/10, 6/9
What is 2/10, 3/5, 6/9?
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Barry uses 3/7 cups of flour in a recipe. Susan uses 5/8 cups of flour in a recipe. Who used closer to a whole cup of flour in their recipe? Justify your answer.
Susan used more flour because when you find equivalent fractions 5/8 = 35/56 and 35/56 or 5/8 is closer to 1 whole cup.
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