Equivalent Fractions
Types of Fractions
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60 minutes
What is the Common Denominator?
100
Name three fractions that are equivalent to 1/2.
2/4 3/6 4/8 5/10 6/12 7/14
100
4/5 . the 4 is the _________ in this fraction. How do you know?
Numerator is on top of the denominator
100
2/3 = ?/12
8. 2/3=8/12
100
1/2 of an hour is _____ minutes.
30 minutes
100
This is the lowest common denominator when comparing 3/4 and 5/8.
What is 8?
200
Name 2 fractions that are equivalent to
2/3
4/6 6/9 8/12 10/15
200
13/7 is a(n) ______________ fraction? How do you know?
What is an IMPROPER FRACTION? The numerator is greater than the denominator. An improper fraction is greater than a whole.
200
5/15 = 1/?
3. 5/15 = 1/3
200
1/6 of an hour is ______
10 minutes
200
This is the lowest common denominator when comparing 5/12 and 3/24.
What is 24?
300
Are the following fractions equivalent? 5/8 and 3/4
No. 6/8
300
1/8 is a(n) ________ fraction. How do you know?
What is a UNIT Fraction? the numerator is 1
300
6/4 = ?/12
18/12
300
1/12 of an hour is _______ minutes
5 minutes
300
This is the lowest common denominator when comparing 5/6 and 4/5
What is 30?
400
The 5th grade teachers went on a road trip. (Yes, we need a break!) Mrs. Garcia drove 3/15 of the way, Mrs. Mahon drove 4/5 of the way, and Mrs. Faber drove 8/30 of the way. Did they drive an equivalent distance?
No, Mrs. Garcia drove 6/30, Mrs. Mahon drove 24/30 and Mrs. Faber drove 8/30
400
What does the fraction bar mean?
What is divide
400
2 9/12 = 2 3/?
2 3/4
400
1/4 of an hour is ________ minutes
15 minutes
400
This is the lowest common denominator when comparing 2/3 and 5/7.
What is 21?
500
25/100=?/4
1. 25/100 = 1/4
500
1/34 is a(n) ___________. How do you know?
What is a UNIT FRACTION? This is a unit fraction because the numerator is 1.
500
4 6/10 = 4 ? / 5
4 3/5
500
1/3 of an hour is ________minutes
20 minutes. 
500
This is the lowest common denominator when comparing 5/6 and 3/4?
What is 12?