Equivalent Fractions
Make an equivalent fraction for 2/4?
Both 2 and 4 are found on the '2 line' of the multiplication chart, so you multiply the numerator and denominator by 2.
2x2=4
4x2= 8
so 4/8 is an equivalent fraction
Reduce the fraction 18/24
ANSWER: 3/4
1/2 + 3/2=?
11/16 - 2/16 =
ANSWER: 9/16
Add 3/5, 9/5, 6/5, 12/5 and 13/5 in decreasing order
13/5, 12/5, 9/5, 6/5, 3/5
Find an equivalent fraction for 3/9?
EXAMPLE: 9/27
Reduce the fraction 20/50
ANSWER: 2/5
5/3 + 7/3=
7/20 - 5/20 = ?
2/20
Order the following fractions in decreasing order
4/9, 1/9, 9/9, 7/9
9/9, 7/9, 4/9, 1/9
Find an equivalent fraction for 8/16?
EXAMPLE: 1/2
Reduce the fractions 15/36
ANSWER: 5/12
1/2 + 5/6 =?
ANSWER: 8/6
3/11 - 1/11=?
ANSWER: 2/11
Order these fractions in decreasing order
7/12, 7/9, 7/20, 7/15, 7/27
ANSWER: 7/9, 7/12, 7/15, 7/20, 7/27
Are these fractions equivalent?
3/8 & 15/40
NO
18 friends are at a restaurant. 1/3 order pasta, and 1/6 choose pizza and 2/9 get a fish dish. What fraction of the girls choose chicken?
ANSWER: 5/18
1/3 + 2/9 =?
ANSWER: 5/9
10/18 - 1/3 = ?
BONUS: Reduce the fraction
ANSWER: 4/18
Reduced: 2/9
Order the following in decreasing order
7/8, 5/6, 5/24, 1/12, 2/3
ANSWER: 7/8, 5/6, 2/3 5/24, 1/12
Joe has 24 candies. 1/4 of them are mint flavoured, 2/6 are fruit flavoured, and the remaining candies are caramel. What fraction represents Joe’s caramel candies? Write your answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
10/24 are caramel flavoured
Catherine is making one dozen (12) Christmas cookies. 2/6 are shaped like snowflakes, and 2/3 are star shaped. How many of each cookie does she make?
ANSWER: 4/12 snowflakes and 8/12 star shaped
2/5 + 3/10 = ?
ANSWER: 7/10
11/16 - 1/4 = ?
ANSWER: 7/16
TRUE OR FALSE: When ordering fractions, you must change the denominator to make it equivalent?
ANSWER: TRUE- you look at the fraction with the greatest denominator and you change all other fractions to the same denominator.