Equivalent Fractions
What are 3 other equivalent fractions for 7/9?
Answers vary.
Add and reduce:
1 whole 1/8 + 2 wholes 1/8
= 3 wholes 2/8 = 3 wholes 1/4
Borrow from the whole:
8 wholes 4/21
7 wholes 25/21
What is the smallest common multiple of:
12 and 18
36
Fill in the missing number:
2/3 = 16/ ?
24
Add and change to a mixed number:
6/8 + 7/8
13/8 = 1 whole 5/8
Subtract by borrowing, reduce and keep as mixed fraction:
14 wholes 3/8 - 13 wholes 6/8
= 13 wholes 11/8 - 13 wholes 6/8
= 5/8
Find the LCM for: 7, 12
84
Which are NOT equivalent to 4/5?
24/25, 24/30, 12/15, 12/16, 8/10
12/16 and 24/25
Subtract and reduce:
13/25 - 3/25
= 10/25 = 2/5
Borrow from the whole, then rewrite mixed fraction to improper fraction:
9 wholes 5/6
8 wholes 11/6
= 59/6
126
Find the missing value to make the fraction equivalent:
9/15 = 3/ ?
5
Add and reduce:
3 wholes 4/9 + 2/9
= 3 wholes 6/9 = 3 wholes 2/3
Subtract by borrowing. Reduce and keep as mixed fraction:
9 wholes 4/6 - 3 wholes 5/6
= 8 wholes 10/6 - 3 wholes 5/6
= 5 wholes 5/6
Find the LCM for: 15, 20, 30
60
Reduce to lowest form:
12/54
6/27 = 2/9
Add, reduce, rewrite improper fractions to mixed fraction:
28/32 + 12/32
= 40/32 = 10/8 = 5/4
= 1 whole 1/4
Subtract by borrowing. Reduce and keep as mixed fraction:
12 wholes 5/24 - 5 wholes 12/24
= 11 wholes 29/24 - 5 wholes 12/24
= 6 wholes 17/24
Find the LCM for: 6, 12, 20
60