Fractions Equivalent to Half
1/2
One half or Half
If you want the most pizza, would you rather have 2/3 of a pizza or 4/8 of a pizza?
2/3 of a pizza
2/3
Thirds or two thirds
If you want to run the least amount of laps, would you rather run 5/8 of a lap or 10/16 of a lap?
5/8 and 10/16 are equal
A fraction that is equal to half and has a total of 50 pieces.
What is 25/50.
3/4
Three fourths or fourths
You are buying donuts and you want a majority of the donuts to be chocolate, which fraction of chocolate donuts would you choose? 9/12 or 7/8
7/8 chocolate donuts
A fraction that is equal to half and has 40 total pieces.
What is 20/40 .
1/10
One tenth or tenths
You need to walk a total of 16 blocks from your house to get to the store. You have walked 2/4 of the blocks you need to, how many blocks have you walked?
8/16 Blocks
6/8
Six eighths or eighths
Kim made two pies that were exactly the same size. The first pie was a cherry pie, which she cut into
6 equal slices. The second was a pumpkin pie, which she cut into 12 equal pieces.
Kim takes her pies to a party. People eat 3 slices of cherry pie and 6 slices of pumpkin pie.
Did people eat more cherry pie or pumpkin pie?
3/6 = 6/12, the same amount of each pie was eaten.