Equivalent Fractions

Division

100

9/18

3/6

200

15/20

3/4

300

12/24

1/2

400

8/12

2/3

500

4/12

2/6

Multiplication

100

7/12 =

14/24

200

5/6 =

10/12

300

4/2 = 

8/4

400

2/5

4/10

500

5/5

10/10

Benchmarks

100

Fractions closer to 0 than to 1

3/4

1/8 

1/4

7/5

2/4

3/10

1/8, 1/4 and 3/10

200

1/3 _____ 4/6

>

300

3/5 ____ 5/10

>

400

3/6 ____ 6/10

<

500

Tina completed 2/3 of her homework. George completed 8/9 of his homework. Tina and George have the same amount of homework. Who completed a greater fraction of homework? 

George

Models

100

What is an equivalent fraction for 1/2?

2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12

200

2/8 = ___/4

1/4

300

8/12 = 2/ ___

2/3

400

4/5 = 8/____

8/10

500

Which fractions are equivalent to 2/3?

3/6, 8/12, 4/8, 4/6, and 1/2

8/12 and 4/6

Word Problems

100

There are 12 students in Mrs. LaPollo's class. 

Eight students own pets. What is a fraction that show 

the fraction of the class 

that owns pets?

8/12

200

Josh, Lisa, and Vicki each ate 1/4 of their own pizza. Each pizza was the same size, but Josh ate 1 slice, Lisa ate 2 slices, and Vicki ate 3 slices. How is this possible?

The each divided their whole into different parts

300

Order the following fractions from least to greatest:

3/4, 2/3, 5/6, 1/2, 4/5

1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6

400

Mary will use more than 1/2 cup of flour but less than a whole cup. What fraction of flour might Mary use?

any fraction between 1/2 and 1 whole

500

Bowie and Elle each ate 1/5 of their own cake. Bowie ate more than Elle. How is that possible?

The wholes were a different size