Equivalent Fractions
Name 2 equivalent fractions for 4/12.
What is 2/6 OR 1/3 OR 8/24...
Fourth grade teachers had a contest. Miss Stine graded 2/3 of her tests. Miss Hunter graded 3/4 of her tests. Mrs. Beagle graded 4/6 of her tests. Who graded the most tests?
Who is Miss Hunter (Miss Stine and Mrs. Beagle graded the same amount of tests.)?
Simplify: 3/6
1/2
Order from least to greatest:
1/2, 1/3, 1/8
1/8, 1/3, 1/2
Sam ate 2 out of 6 pieces of pizza. Sally wants to eat the same amount as Sam, but her pizza is cut into 9 slices. How many slices would Sally need to eat to match Sam?
What is 3 slices (because 2/6 = 1/3 = 3/9)?
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest. (Hint: Use a number line.)
5/8, 2/4, 1/8.
Simplify: 12/36
1/3
Least to greatest:
2/4, 3/6, 1/2
All equal!
1/3
Miss Hunter will check
Compare 5/8 and 5/6. Use words or model(s) to show your thinking.
What is 5/6? When fractions have the same numerator, the smaller denominator is the larger fraction because the pieces are actually bigger. I only want to share with 6 people instead of 8. I'm hungry!
Simplify: 5/25
1/5
Least to greatest:
4/5, 7/8, 3/4
3/4, 4/5, 7/8
Barry is baking a cake. He needs 6/8 cup of sugar, but he only has a 1/4 measuring cup. How many times will he need to fill the 1/4 cup to equal 6/8 c.?
What is 3 times?
Students in Miss Hunter's 4th grade class had to memorize 30 vocabulary words. John memorized 2/3 of the words in one night. Jude memorized 12/15 of his words. John thinks he memorized more because he is only "one piece away from the denominator". Do you agree with John? Why or why not?
What is DISAGREE? Jude memorized 12/15 = 24/30 words. John memorized 2/3 = 20/30 words.
Simplify: 24/32
3/4
Greatest to least:
1/1, 1/8, 1/5,
1/1, 1/5, 1/8
Choose a fraction equivalent to 4/6:
A) 4/5 B) 3/6 C) 2/4 D) 2/3
What is D) 2/3?
TRUE or FALSE "The greater fraction will ALWAYS have a larger numerator and denominator." Give an example or draw a model to prove your answer.
What is FALSE? Example: 1/2 is larger than 2/12.
Simplify: 100/100
1 whole
Order from least to greatest
1/9, 7/8, 3/3, 6/7
1/9, 6/7, 7/8, 3/3