Equivalent Fractions #1
Ahmed ate 2/8 of a pizza and Aly ate 2/6 of a pizza. Who ate more pizza? Explain.
Explanation: Aly ate more pizza because sixths are bigger than eighths.
Daisy walks 1/2 a mile to school on the bus. Osama moves an equal distance to the school in a car. What is an equivalent fraction that describes how far Osama move? Explain.
What is Osama move 2/4 of a mile to school? Explanation: I know that 2/4 is equivalent to 1/2 because is 2/4 and 1/2 are the same size.
Jayda's mom planted 1/4 of her yard in flowers. Walaa's mom planted an equal amount of flowers in her yard. What is an equivalent fraction that describes how much of Jayda's yard is planted in flowers? Explain.
What is 2/8? Explanation: I know that 1/4 and 2/8 are equal because they are the same size.
Karma and Mary both celebrated their birthdays over the weekend. Karma's family ate 5/8 of her birthday cake. Mary's family ate 7/8 of her birthday cake. Who's family ate more cake?
Who is Mary's Family?
Tayvin ran 3/4 of the way across the field. Troy ran 3/8 of the way across the field. Who ran farther across the field?
Who is Tayvin? Explanation: I know that Alex ran father because fourths are bigger than eighths.