Equivalent Fractions
Which of the following is equivalent to 1/3?
2/6, 2/8, or 2/4?
2/6
Fourth grade JCE teachers had a contest. Miss Crocker graded 1/3 of her tests. Mrs. McConnell graded 1/4 of her tests. Mrs. Patterson graded 1/6 of her tests. Who graded the most tests?
Miss. Crocker
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)?
Are these fractions equivalent? Show your work.
2/4 and 3/6
Yes
Compare using <,>, or =
1/3 and 1/4
1/3 > 1/4
Compare 5/8 and 5/6.
5/8 < 5/6
Susan has made some cupcakes. If one cupcake is 1/5, how many cupcakes in all did Susan make?
5 cupcakes
Students in Mr. Jon's class had 10 spelling words. James got 4/5 of the words correct and Sara got 8/10 of the words correct. Mr. Jon said they got the same amount of words correct. Is Mr. Jon right? SHOW YOUR WORK.
Yes, because 4/5 = 8/10
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 When the denominators are the same, the fraction with the smaller numerator is always larger.
False. When the denominators are the same, the fraction with the LARGER numerator is always larger.