Equivalent Fractions
Name at least 2 ways that you can find equivalent fractions.
1. Number line
2. Fraction Strips
3. Model (Draw shape)
4. Multiplication/Division method
A rectangle is separated into 3 equal parts. 2 parts are shaded. What is the fraction of the shaded part of the rectangle?
2/3
A number line is broken into 3 equal parts. What is the unit fraction of the number line?
Thirds
4/4 is equivalent to which whole number?
1
Zyair bought 5 gum balls. He ate 2 gum balls and saved the rest for later. What fraction of the gum balls did Zyair eat?
2/5 of the gumballs
1/2 of a halves fraction strip is shaded. How many 1/4 will needed to be shaded on a fourths strip to be equivalent to 1/2?
Sydni cuts her cookie into 4 equal pieces. She eats 3 pieces and gives the fourth piece to her mom. What fraction of the cookie did Sydni eat?
3/4
Briana cuts a piece of yarn into 5 pieces for her 5 dolls. What is the unit fraction?
Fifths
2
Mrs. Singleton cuts her sub sandwich into 6 equal pieces. She eats 2 pieces and her son eats 4 pieces. What fraction of the sandwich did Mrs. Singleton eat? What fraction of the sandwich did her son eat?
Mrs. Singleton: 2/6 , Her son: 4/6
Kimaya puts a dot on her number line at 2/3. Mariah puts a dot on her number line at 4/6. Do their number lines show equivalent fractions?
Yes, 2/3 and 4/6 are equivalent
Jacobi had 10 pokemon stuffed animals. He decided to put 3 of them on his shelf, and the rest of them went in his closet. What fraction of the pokemon are on the shelf? What fraction of the pokemon are in the closet?
Shelf: 3/10 , Closet: 7/10
Tra'von cuts his pizza 4 times all the way from one edge to the other. What is the unit fraction of the pizza slices? (I suggest you draw a picture)
Eighths
8/2 is equal to what whole number?
4
Mrs. Guy has 10 science projects to grade. So far she has graded half of the science projects. How many science projects has she graded?
5 science projects
Find 2 fractions equivalent to 6/8
Answers will vary but some options are: 3/4, 12/16, 18/24...
I have 2 whole worksheets to do for homework. There are 5 problems on each worksheet. So far, I have done 6 of the problems. What fraction of problems do I have done?
6/5
I cut up a birthday cake into equal pieces and give one of the pieces to each of my 6 friends. What is the unit fraction of the cake pieces?
Sixths
A number line has endpoints 2 and 3 and the unit form is halves. What are the fractions on the 2 and 3 marks on the number line?
4/2 and 6/2
Ava has 2 pizzas for her party. She cuts each pizza into 8 slices. After the party there are only 5 pieces left. What fraction of the pizzas did Ava's party guests eat?
11/8 of the pizzas
Kimora and Mackenzie each have an identical candy bar. Kimora breaks her bar up into 3 equal pieces. She at 2 of her pieces. Mackenzie breaks her bar into 12 equal pieces. How many pieces of candy bar does Mackenzie need to eat to eat the same amount as Kimora?
8 pieces of candy bar
King brought 3 oranges for lunch. He cuts each of them into 4 equal parts. At lunch he eats 7 pieces of orange. What fraction of the oranges did King eat? What fraction of oranges does he have left?
Ate: 7/4 , Left: 5/4
Mrs. Thompson cut a candy bar to share with her husband, her daughter, her son, and herself. What is the unit fraction of the candy bar?
Fourths
A number line has endpoints 3 and 5. The unit form is fourths. What are the fractions on each of the whole numbers on the number line?
12/4 , 16/4 , and 20/4
There are 16 students in math class today. 8 of them have already finished their iReady minutes for the week. What fraction of students have finished their iReady? Find an equivalent fraction to your answer.
8/16 students. Equivalent fraction options: 4/8, 2/4, 1/2, 16/32