Equivalent Fractions
Create two fractions that are equivalent to 3/8.
Answers will vary.
Write the fractions with a common denominator.
2/3 and 3/4
8/12, 9/12
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number:
13/5
2 3/5
1/4 +2/4 =
3/4
Write the mixed number as an improper fraction.
3 2/3
11/3
Are these fractions equivalent 4/7 and 8/11?
No.
Write the fractions with a common denominator.
2/3 and 5/12
8/12 and 5/12
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number:
21/7
3
12/15 - 4/15=
8/15
Write the mixed number as an improper fraction.
2 4/6
16/6
Jim colored a poster. He colored 2/5 of the poster red. Create a fraction that is equivalent to 2/5.
Answers will vary.
Write the fractions with a common denominator.
1/4 and 2/6
3/12 and 4/12
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number:
37/3
12 1/3
9/13 - 4/13=
5/13
Write the mixed number as an improper fraction.
2 4/5
14/5
Manny makes a punch that is 1/4 orange juice. What two fractions are equivalent to 1/4?
a. 3/5, 3/12 b. 2/8, 4/12
c. 3/4, 6/8 d. 2/8, 3/12
D
Adam drew two same size rectangles and divided them into the same number of equal parts. He shaded 1/3 of one rectangle and 1/4 of the other rectangle. What is the least number of parts into which both rectangles could be divided?
12
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number:
93/4
23 1/4
15/18 - 5/18=
Put your answer in simplest form.
5/9
Write the mixed number as an improper fraction:
7 4/6
46/6
Solve for N to make equivalent fractions.
3/7 = N/28
N=12
Two fractions have a common denominator of 10. Which of the following could be the two fractions?
a. 1/2 and 1/3 b. 2/5 and 1/4
c. 1/5 and 1/2 d. 2/8 and 3/10
c
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number in simplest form:
150/8
18 6/8 = 18 3/4
21/24 - 3/24 =
Put your answer in simplest form.
3/4
Write the mixed number as an improper fraction.
12 3/5
63/5