Equivalent Fractions
Find the equivalent fraction: 4/12 = 8 / ?
4/12 = 8/24
Compare the following fractions: 5/9 >, <, = 5/12
5/9 > 5/12
Turn the following mixed number into an improper fraction 4 3/5
23/5
3/4 + 5/4 =
You must change any improper fractions into whole or mixed numbers!
8/4 = 2
Find the equivalent fraction: 4/5 = ? / 20
4/5 = 16/20
Miss. L and Miss. S were eating popcorn. Miss. L ate 5/8 of her bag and Miss. S ate 2/4 of her bag. Who ate more popcorn?
Miss. L. I know because 5/8 is more than 1/2 and Ms. S ate 2/4 which is equal to 1/2
Turn the following mixed number into an improper fraction 3 6/7
27/7
3 2/5 + 4/5 =
(You must change any improper fractions into whole or mixed numbers in your answer)
4 1/5
Write 3 equivalent fractions for the fraction 2/3
Examples: 4/6, 6/9, 8/12
There was a pizza in the staff lounge. The 4th grade teachers ate 6/12 of the pizza and the 5th grade teachers ate 2/4 of the pizza. Who ate more pizza?
They ate the same amount! both fractions equal1/2
Turn the following improper fraction into a mixed number: 25/8
3 1/8
Sally ran 2 3/4 miles, took a break, then ran 3/4 of a mile more. How many miles did Sally run?
(You must change any improper fractions into whole or mixed numbers in your answer)
2 3/4 + 3/4 =
3 2/4 or 3 1/2
Hannah and Lindsay took a road trip. Hannah drove 3/15 of the way and Lindsay drove 8/30 of the way. Did they drive an equivalent distance?
No, Hannah drove 6/30 and Lindsay drove 8/30.
(3/15 = 6/30 so Hannah drove less)
Put the following fractions in order from least to greatest: 7/8, 7/12, 1/2
1/2, 7/12, 7/8
Turn the following improper fraction into a mixed number: 38/9
4 2/9
Lola measured her plant Monday and it was 2 5/9 inches tall. Then on Tuesday it was 3 8/9 inches tall.
How much did the plant grow between Monday and Tuesday? (hint: find the difference)
3 8/9 - 2 5/9 =
1 3/9 inches
Shawn and Lee are training for next year's basketball game. Shawn ran 5/10 of a mile and Lee ran 2/4 of a mile. Did they run the same distance?
Yes, they both ran 1/2 a mile!
Jack said 1/2 + 1/4 = 2/6
Does his answer make sense?
You must EXPLAIN why or why not.
No.
Jack started with 1/2 and added 1/4 more but The answer 2/6 is less than 1/2. His answer has to be more than what he started with.
OR
Jack added the numerator and denominators which you can't do when adding fractions.
Turn the following improper fraction into a mixed number: 19/5
3 4/5
A chef had 2 1/4 heads of lettuce for a salad. She used 3/4 of a lettuce. How much lettuce does she have left?
(You must change any improper fractions into whole or mixed numbers in your answer)
2 1/4 - 3/4 =
1 2/4 or 1 1/2