Are they equivalent?
Is 4/8 equivalent to 1/2? Show how you know.
Yes they are equivalent. 1/2 x 4/4 is equal to 4/8.
Name two equivalent fractions for 4/5. Show how you know.
Examples: 8/10, 12/15, 16/20
Is 2/3 great than 1/2? How do you know?
True, 2 is more than half of 3.
2/3 or 7/8
How do you know?
common denominator is 24
2/3 x 8/8= 16/24
7/8 x 3/3= 21/24
so 7/8 is greater.
Put in order from least to greatest.
5/8, 2/8, 8/8
2/8, 5/8, 8/8
True or False 3/4 = 15/19
How do you know?
False because 19 is not a multiple of 4.
What are two equivalent fractions for 1/7? Show your work.
Examples: 2/14, 3/21, 4/28
Is 6/12 greater than 1/2? How do you know?
No it is not greater it is equal because 6 is half of 12.
7/10 or 2/8
How do you know?
7/10 is greater than a 1/2 and 2/8 is less, so 7/10 is greater.
Put in order from least to greatest.
2/8, 2/3, 2/6
2/8, 2/6, 2/3
2/5 = 10/15
How do you know?
False because you are counting by 2 5 times to get to 10 and 3 times by 5 to get to 15. Since you aren't counting the same amount for each number, they aren't equivalent.
Show two fractions that are equivalent to 6/8.
Examples: 12/16, 18/24
Is 4/10 great than 1/2? How do you know?
40/100 or 5/10
How do you know?
5/10 is great because 5/10 x 10/10= 50/100.
Put in order from least to greatest.
4/8, 5/6, 4/10
4/10, 4/8, 5/6
5/6 = 50/60
How do you know?
They are equivalent. 5/6 x 10/10 = 50/60
What are two equivalent fractions for 7/8?
Examples: 14/16, 21/24
Is 9/8 great than or less than a whole? How do you know?
Greater because the numerator is greater than the denominator.
6/5 or 9/5
How do you know?
9/5 is greater because when two fractions have the same denominator, the fraction with the greatest numerator is the bigger fraction
Least to greatest
5/6, 9/12, 2/3
2/3, 5/6, 9/12
12/18 = 4/6
How do you know?
They are equivalent. 12/18 divided by 3/3 equals 4/6.
How do we find equivalent fractions?
By multiplying by a fraction equal to a whole.
is 12/12 greater or less than a whole? How do you know?
It is neither because 12/12 is equal to a whole.
4/3 or 6/8
How do you know?
4/3 is greater because 4/3 is greater than a whole.
3/8, 5/4, 7/12
5/4, 7/12, 3/8