Equivalent Fractions
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (+200)
Write a fraction that is equivalent to 1/4.
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Which fraction is greater? 1/15 or 1/16?
1/15
How many green triangles are in a yellow hexagon?
6
Which of the following is closest to 1?
A) 15/17 B) 42/83 C) 2/39
A
What is 5 - 1 3/4?
3 1/4
Which of the following is NOT equivalent to 6/8?
A) 3/4 B) 9/12 C) 8/14 D) 18/24
C
Write the fractions in descending order: 15/19, 3/19, 11/19, 7/19
15/19, 11/19, 7/19, 3/19
If 1 yellow hexagon is a whole, 1 blue rhombus is what part of the whole?
1/3
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (+400)
Find an example of a fraction that is closest to each benchmark fraction without being equal to it:
A) 0 B) 1/2 C) 1
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If Jeremy exercised for 2 1/3 hours on Saturday and 1 5/6 hours on Sunday, how many hours did he exercise in total on both days?
4 1/6 hours
What is the fraction that is not equivalent to the rest: 4/7, 8/14, 12/21, 20/42
20/42
Write the correct inequality symbol to compare the following fractions:
5/11 ____ 4/9
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4 1/2 hexagons
Fill in the blank: If a fraction is closest to 0, the values of the numerator and denominator are _____________.
far apart from each other
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (+600)
Vanessa, Pranavi, and Azalia are working on a project. Vanessa completed 1/4 of the project, and Pranavi completed 3/10 of the project. What fraction of the project did Azalia complete?
9/20 of the project
Which fraction is NOT equivalent to the rest: 15/40, 3/10, 6/16, 21/56
3/10
Write the fractions in ascending order:
2/3, 5/6, 1/12, 1/2
1/12, 1/2, 2/3, 5/6
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (+800)
If 4 yellow hexagons represents a whole, the green triangle is what part of the whole?
1/24
Estimate the sum: 4 11/20 + 3 19/40
8
Denise has 4 3/20 inches of ribbon. She cuts two pieces of ribbon, in which each piece is 1 4/5 inches long. How many inches of ribbon is left?
11/20 inches of ribbon
Which of the following choices has a fraction that IS equivalent to the others?
A) 5/6, 60/72, 10/36, 15/18
B) 9/39, 3/13, 6/28, 18/48
C) 1/4, 9/36, 4/16, 8/32
C
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (+1000)
Write the fractions in ascending order: 5/9, 11/18, 7/12, 2/3
5/9, 7/12, 11/18, 2/3
If I combine 10 green triangles, 4 blue rhombi, and 3 red trapezoids, how many hexagons do I have?
4 1/2 hexagons
118/119 is closer to 1 because 1/119 is smaller than 1/112 so there's a smaller distance away from 1.
A plant is currently 31 2/3 inches tall. If it grows exactly 1 7/18 inches every week, how tall was the plant two weeks ago?
28 8/9 inches tall