Equivalent Fractions
Explain what it means when fractions are equivalent.
What is equivalent fractions have the same value? Equivalent fractions are equal (the same.)
Explain what it means to compare fractions.
Compare fractions means to tell which fraction is greater (bigger) or less than (smaller).
Tell 3 different ways to decompose 7/8.
For example: 4/8 + 3/8
OR 1/8 + 6/8
OR 5/8 + 1/8 + 1/8
The sum of 4/10 and 2/10.
What is 6/10? (4/10 + 2/10 = 6/10)
Jayden watched YouTube for 2/8 of an hour in the morning and again for 5/8 of an hour in the evening. How long did Jayden watch YouTube in all?
What is 7/8 of an hour? (2/8 + 5/8 = 7/8)
This is how you know a fraction is equivalent to 1/2 (one half).
What is the numerator is half of the denominator? (Examples: 2/4, 6/12, 4/8, 3/6, 50/100)
Jashon ate 3/6 of a pizza. Sincere ate 4/6 of the same pizza. Who ate more?
Who is Sincere? 3/6 < 4/6
Tell 3 different ways to decompose 12/10.
Examples: 6/10 + 6/10
OR 3/10 + 3/10 + 3/10 + 3/10
OR 5/10 + 7/10
The difference between 6/12 and 2/12.
What is 4/12? (6/12 - 2/12 = 4/12)
Tyrique had 7/12 of his cookie left. He shared 5/12 with his baby sister. How much of the cookie does Tyrique have now?
What is 2/12 of the cookie? (7/12 - 5/12 = 2/12)
This fraction is NOT equivalent to 1/2: 3/6 10/20 4/5 2/4
What is 4/5?
Wilmer ran 2/10 of a mile. Soraya ran 2/5 of a mile. Who ran farther?
Who is Soraya? 2/10 < 2/5
Decompose 2 4/5 in two different ways.
Examples: 1 + 1 4/5
OR 1 + 1 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
The sum of 3 2/3 and 4 2/3
What is 7 4/3 or 8 1/3? (3 2/3 + 4 2/3 = 7 4/3 = 8 1/3)
Kendy ate 4/5 of his French fries and he ate 3/5 of his brother's French fries. How much did Kendy eat in all?
What is 7/5 or 1 2/5 French fries? (4/5 + 3/5 = 7/5 = 1 2/5)
Name 1 fraction that is equivalent to 1/5
What is 2/10? (Multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number!)
Other correct answers are:
1/5 = 3/15
1/5 = 4/20
1/5 = 5/25
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest: 1/2 2/8 4/5
What is 2/8, 1/2, 4/5? (2/8 is the LEAST, 4/5 is the GREATEST)
Decompose 6/6 into 2 equal halves.
What is 3/6 and 3/6?
The difference between 6 5/8 and 2 3/8.
What is 4 2/8? (6 5/8 - 4 2/8 = 2 3/8)
Micah played video games for 2 6/10 hours on Saturday. On Sunday he played for 1 9/10 hours. How much total time did Micah spend playing video games over the weekend?
What is 3 15/10 or 4 5/10 or 4 1/2 hours? (2 6/10 + 1 9/10 = 3 15/10 = 4 5/10 = 4 1/2)
Name 3 fractions that are equivalent to 3/4
Multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number. For example:
3/4 = 6/8
3/4 = 9/12
3/4 = 12/16
Put these fractions in order from least to greatest: 1/2 1/3 1/4
What is 1/4, 1/3, 1/2? (1/2 is the GREATEST, 1/4 is the LEAST)
3 friends are sharing a pizza that is cut into 12 equal parts. They eat the entire pizza, but each person has a different number of parts. Tell 2 different ways the pizza could have been shared.
Examples: 4/12 + 4/12 + 4/12 = 12/12
OR 8/12 + 1/12 + 3/12 = 12/12
OR 6/12 + 4/12 + 2/12 = 12/12
The difference between 3 1/4 and 1 3/4.
What is 1 2/4 or 1 1/2? (3 1/4 - 1 3/4 = 1 2/4 = 1 1/2)
Soleicka has 3 ¾ foot of yarn. She uses 1¼ foot of the yarn to make a bracelet and then gives her sister 1¼ foot. How much yarn does she have left?
What is 1¼ foot of yarn? (3 ¾ - 1¼ - 1¼ = 1¼)