Ch 7 - Equivalent Fractions

Generate Equivalent Fractions

100

3/4

6/8 or 9/10

Answers will vary.

200

2/4

4/8 or 5/10

Answers will vary.

300

5/6

10/12 or 15/18

Answers will vary.

400

1/2

2/4 or 10/20

Answers will vary.

500

2/3

4/6 or 6/9

Answers will vary.

Generate Equivalent Fractions by Multiplying

100

3/4 = ?/12

9/12

200

1/2 = ?/10

5/10

300

1/4 = 2/?

2/8

400

4/5 = ?/20

16/20

500

3/7 = ?/35

15/35

Generate Equivalent Fractions by Dividing

100

6/12 = ?/4

2/4

200

18/24 = 6/?

6/8

300

5/20 = ?/4

1/4

400

15/30 = ?/2

1/2

500

36/60 = ?/5

3/5

Compare Fractions

100

1/2 O 1/4

1/2 > 1/4

200

3/4 O 7/12

3/4 > 7/12

300

3/5 O 8/9

3/5 < 8/9

400

5/10 O 7/14

5/10 = 7/14

500

4/9 O 3/5

4/9 < 3/5

Word Problems

100

You have 30 stuffies.  6 of the stuffies are new.  What fraction of the stuffies are old?

24/30 

200

You have 50 pencils.  30 of the pencils are red.  What faction of the pencils are not red?

20/50

300

You have 3/5 dollar in coins.  How much money do you have in cents?

60 cents

400

You have 2/5 dollar.  What fraction in cents to you have?

40 cents

500

You and your friend are making bracelets for a service project. The bracelets are the same size.  Your bracelet has 8 equal parts and you are halfway done.  Your friend's has 12 equal parts.  Your friend has completed 5/12 of her bracelet.  Who has a greater amount of the bracelet left to complete?

Your friend has a greater amount to complete.  She has 7/12 and you have 1/2 left to complete.