Equivalent Fractions
Find 2 equivalent fractions for 1/4
2/8, 4/16, etc.
Which fraction is bigger 1/2 or 1/4?
1/2.
Write 1/10 as a decimal.
0.1 or 0.10.
75/100 < 8/10
True or False?
True. 75 is less than 80
Write this mixed number as an improper fraction.
1 3/4
7/4
Find two equivalent fractions for 1/3.
2/6, 4/12, etc.
Which fraction is bigger 1/3 or 1/4?
1/3
Mrs. Fogarty says that 0.80 and 0.08 are equal to each other. Is she correct? Why or Why not?
She is incorrect! 0.80 is 80/100 where as 0.08 is only 8/100.
Write this fraction as a decimal in two different ways.
9/10
0.9 & 0.90
Write 3/2 as a mixed number.
1 1/2
Find an equivalent fraction for the answer to 1/4 + 1/4
equivalent fractions for 2/4 are 1/2, 4/8, 8/16, etc.
1/3, 2/6 or 4/12.
Write 2/100 as a decimal number.
0.02
Sophia walked 27/100 of a yard. Ava walked 4/10 of a yard. Who walked farther Sophia or Ava? Explain.
A student wrote this equation on her paper,
1 3/6 = 6/6 + 3/6.
Write two more equations for 1 3/6 that are true and different from each other.
Answers vary.
Example:
5/6 + 4/6
1/6 + 1/6 +1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 3/6
Reduce the fraction 8/16 into simplest form.
1/2
3/4 < 6/8
True or False?
False. They are equal to each other. 6/8 = 3/4
Write 3/4 as a decimal number.
0.75
A teacher is baking cookies for her class. She has 12 students. She need 1/4 a pound of cookie mix per student. How many pounds of cookie mix will she need to make enough cookies for all her students?
12/4 or 3 pounds.
Add these two mixed fractions together
1 2/4 + 3 1/4 = ?
4 3/4
4 friends share $3.00 equally. What fraction of a dollar does each friend get?
3/4 of a dollar ($0.75)
Mrs. Fogarty baked 2 pies. One pie was big for herself and the other pie was very small for Ava. Mrs. Fogarty ate 1/3 of her big pie. Ava ate 1/2 of her small pie. Sophia thinks that Ava ate more because 1/2 is always bigger than 1/3. Do you agree with Sophia? Draw a picture to show your thinking.
Sophia is wrong. Check drawings to see that Mrs. Fogarty's 1/3 was bigger than Ava's 1/2.
Write 2/5 as a decimal.
.40 or .4.
Draw a number line from 0 - 1. Then label 3/4 & 4/6. Which fraction is bigger? Hint: You might need to label more fractions to help you.
Number line should show that 3/4 is bigger than 4/6 (or 2/3). Look for students labeling the other fourths and sixths of the number line.
Subtract these two mixed numbers.
2 1/6 - 3/6
1 4/6 or 1 2/3