Equivalent Fractions
Are all these fractions equivalent or not equivalent?
1/3, 1/2, 2/6
Not equivalent
Which fraction is greater?
3/6 or 3/4?
3/4 because when you have fractions with the same numerator, the one with the smaller denominator is greater.
Which fraction is greater?
3/10 or 5/10?
5/10
The fraction 2/2 is the same as what whole number?
1 whole
Kai painted 1/3 of a 15 foot piece of wood. Marita painted 1/3 of a 16 inch piece of wood. Did Kai and Marita paint the same amount of wood?
No, because the pieces of wood were not the same size, so it is not an equivalent amount.
Are all these fractions equivalent or not equivalent?
4/8, 1/2, 3/6
Equivalent
Which fraction is greater?
2/6 or 2/4?
2/4 because when fractions have the same numerators, the one with the smaller denominator is greater.
Which fraction is greater?
2/8 or 3/8?
3/8
The fraction 6/1 is the same as what whole number?
6
Dawna decorated 1/4 of a 10 by 12 foot piece of plywood. Wally decorated 2/8 of a 10 by 10 inch piece of plywood. Did Dawna and Wally decorate the same amount of plywood?
No, because the plywood was not the same size. So, it is not an equivalent amount.
1/2 of the items Jon has in his tent are sleeping bags. Bree has an equivalent fraction of sleeping bags as Jon. Bree has a total of 8 items in her tent. How many sleeping bags does Bree have in her tent?
4/8
Mo has 5/8 of a bucket of paint. After Mo paints a hallway, there is 2/4 of the bucket of paint left. He needs 2/8 of a bucket to paint a small room. Does Mo have enough paint left to paint the small room?
Yes, because 2/4 is greater than 2/8. Since they both have the same numerator, the fraction with the smaller denominator is greater. So, 2/4 is greater, which means Mo has enough paint.
Connor and Yara are making a mosaic mural in their classroom. Connor has completed 1/4 of the mural. Yara has completed more of the mural than Connor. What fraction of the mural could Yara have completed?
2/4 or 3/4
The fraction 7/7 is the same as what whole number?
1 whole
Ravi decorated 3/6 of a 5 by 3 foot canvas. Sheena decorated 1/2 of a 5 by 5 inch canvas. Did Ravi and Sheena decorate the same amount of canvas?
No, because they did not have the same size canvas. So, they did not decorate an equivalent amount.
1/4 of the items Jon has in his tent are lanterns. Bree has an equivalent fraction of lanterns as Jon. Bree has a total of 8 items in her tent. How many lanterns does Bree have in her tent?
2/8
Later, Mo finds a bucket of yellow paint that is 1/4 full. He needs 1/8 of a bucket to paint the front door. Does Mo have enough yellow paint to paint the front door?
Yes, he does because 1/4 is greater than 1/8. Since these fractions have the same numerators, the one with the smaller denominator is greater.
Connor used red and orange tiles to make 2/6 of a castle. Yara used yellow and green tiles to make more of the castle than Connor. What fraction of the castle could Yara have made with the yellow and green tiles?
3/6, or 4/6
Which of the following fractions does not represent 1 as a whole number?
A. 2/2
B. 3/1
C. 4/4
D. 1/1
B. 3/1
That is the whole number 3.
Kiana painted 1/2 of a 12 by 12 foot wall. Sean painted 4/8 of a 12 by 12 foot wall. Did Kiana and Sean paint the same amount of wall?
Yes, because the wall is the same size and 1/2 is equivalent to 4/8. So, they painted the same amount of the wall.
1/3 of the items Jon has outside of his tent are camp chairs. Bree has an equivalent fraction of camp chairs as Jon. Bree has a total of 6 items outside of her tent. How many camp chairs does Bree have outside of her tent?
2/6
After a painting a room, a 1/2 bucket of white paint and a 1/8 bucket of blue paint are left. The buckets are the same size. Which bucket has less paint?
1/8 of a bucket has less paint.
When fractions have the same numerator, the one with the smaller denominator is greater. So, 1/2 is greater, which means that 1/8 has less paint.
Connor starts building a house with legos. He builds 4/12 of the house and then stops. How much could Yara have built, if she built more than Connor?
5/12, 6/12, 7/12, or 8/12
How would you write the whole number 9 as a fraction?
9/1
Deanna painted 2/6 of an 8 foot fence white. Marina painted 2/3 of the fence white. Did Deanna and Marina paint the same amount of the fence?
No, because since the numerators are the same, the fraction with the smaller denominator is larger. So, Marina painted more of the fence than Deanna.