Vocab
1. What is an equivalent fraction?
are two or more fractions that name the same amount.
6. Draw a picture to find the equivalent fraction.
4/8 = ?/2
1/2
8. Two walls in Sarah's room are the same size. Sarah paints 1/4 of one wall. Jake paints 1/8 of the other wall. Who has painted more of the wall? How do you know? Explain your strategy.
Sarah has painted more of the wall than Jake because the denominator is smaller which means it is broken up into bigger pieces. I used the picture strategy.
Use <,>, or = to determine the relationship.
3/8 5/6
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2. What are unit fractions?
Fractions that are broke up into multiple parts added together to show the whole.
7. Draw a picture to find the equivalent fraction.
3/9 = ?/3
1/3
9. David divided a banana into sixths and ate two parts. What is the equivalent fraction for 2/6?
1/3
Use <,>, or = to determine the relationship.
3/12 4/5
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3. When two fractions refer to the same whole and have the same denominators, explain why you can compare only the numerators.
if the denominators are the same, the pieces are the same size. You then compare the numerators.
10. Diana cut an apple into 2 equal pieces and ate 1 of the pieces. What is an equivalent fraction for the portion of apple that Diana ate?
1/2 = 4/8
Use <,>, or = to determine the relationship.
5/10 1/2
4. Smaller denominators give us __________ pieces. (broke up into less parts)
bigger
11. Harvey rowed his boat 3/4 mile across the lake. What is an equivalent fractions for 3/4?
3/4 = 6/8
Use <,>, or = to determine the relationship.
4/2 1/2
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5. Bigger denominators give us ____________ pieces. (broke up into more parts)
smaller
12. Beth and Britany bought a submarine sandwich. Beth cut the sandwich into four equal parts. Each girl ate half of her sandwich. Which are equivalent fractions that show how much of the sandwich each girl ate?
a. 4/8
b. 1/2
c. 3/6
d. both a and b
Use <,>, or = to determine the relationship.
7/8 3/8
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